kookaburra

[ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə]

/[ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə]/ noun

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The verdict

“kookaburra” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jägerliest, Lachender Hans, Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kookaburra · kookaburra · German

kookaburra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for kookaburra
PropertyValue
Headwordkookaburra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kookaburra” sits in German frequency

kookaburra falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kookaburra is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jägerliest, Lachender Hans, Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)".

kookaburra has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kookaburra, spelled K-O-O-K-A-B-U-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jägerliest, Lachender Hans, Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Synonyms

laughing jackass

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kookaburra"?
"kookaburra" is spelled K-O-O-K-A-B-U-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə].
What does "kookaburra" mean?
As a noun, "kookaburra" means: Jägerliest, Lachender Hans, Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
How do you pronounce "kookaburra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kookaburra" is [ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kookaburra" come from?
"kookaburra" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list