coffee klatch
/ˈkɒfi klætʃ/
"coffee-klatch" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coffee klatch” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coffee-klatch · coffee klatch · English
coffee klatch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | coffee klatch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒfi klætʃ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coffee klatch” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coffee klatch is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒfi klætʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coffee klatch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch. The correct English form is coffee klatch, spelled C-O-F-F-E-E- -K-L-A-T-C-H.
Definition
- 1A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coffee klatch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recently, on a wintry Sunday, some 2,500 white Chicago area residents embarked on a strange safari across the city, determined to do what most of them had never done before—visit a Negro home. Eager to purge themselves of ignorance about the city's "other half," they were participants in Interracial Home Visit Day, a "Coffee Klatsch" co-sponsored by local…
Gossip seems to manifest itself in its purest form in the coffee-klatsch. From everyday experience a coffee-klatsch is typically a circle of acquaintances who—either in a café or at home in a living room—gather for coffee and cake and unburdened by pressing obligations, turn their attention to one thing: the discussion of the flaws and actions of their ab…
Etymology
Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch.
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.