kadish

[kaˈð̞iʃ]

/[kaˈð̞iʃ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oración en arameo, una de las principales en las ceremonias religiosas y funerales judías.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kadish · kadish · Spanish

kadish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 kadish
PropertyValue
Headwordkadish
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈð̞iʃ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “kadish” en español

kadishno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kadish is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈð̞iʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oración en arameo, una de las principales en las ceremonias religiosas y funerales judías.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kadish, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Spanish form is kadish, spelled K-A-D-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oración en arameo, una de las principales en las ceremonias religiosas y funerales judías.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kadish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Qué raro alabar el nombre de Dios en el dolor más grande. Murmuré el kadish.
  2. "Tampoco hay, debajo de las lápidas, cadáveres individualizados, sino puñados de ceniza residual, de ceniza colectiva. Por lo visto, cada mañana, a las once, un cantor oficia aquí el kadish, la oración para los muertos. Gironella, José María (1978) El escándalo de Tierra Santa. Barcelona: Plaza & Janés, p. 358.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kadish"?
"kadish" is spelled K-A-D-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈð̞iʃ].
What does "kadish" mean?
As a noun, "kadish" means: Oración en arameo, una de las principales en las ceremonias religiosas y funerales judías.
How do you pronounce "kadish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kadish" is [kaˈð̞iʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kadish" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list