Kazike
[kaˈt͡siːkə]
The verdict
“Kazike” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anführer einer Stammesgemeinde, Vorsteher eines Ortes bei den mittel- oder südamerikanischen Indianern (Indios)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kazike · Kazike · German
Kazike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kazike |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈt͡siːkə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kazike“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kazike is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈt͡siːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anführer einer Stammesgemeinde, Vorsteher eines Ortes bei den mittel- oder südamerikanischen Indianern (Indios)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kazike in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kazike, spelled K-A-Z-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Anführer einer Stammesgemeinde, Vorsteher eines Ortes bei den mittel- oder südamerikanischen Indianern (Indios)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kazike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir brachten zweihundertzwanzig Skalpe heim, und man wählte mich auf dem Schlachtfeld zum Kaziken.“
„Weil Norte Energia die Geschenke vor allem an die Dorfchefs, die Kaziken verteilte, gründeten immer mehr Parakanã neue Dörfer, deren Kaziken sie werden konnten.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.