kaddish
\ka.diʃ\
The verdict
“kaddish” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prière ayant pour thème la glorification et sanctification de Dieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kaddish · kaddish · French
kaddish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kaddish |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.diʃ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
kaddish is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.diʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kaddish in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is kaddish, spelled K-A-D-D-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Prière ayant pour thème la glorification et sanctification de Dieu.
- 2Prière ayant pour thème la glorification et sanctification de Dieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kaddish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le kaddish le plus connu est le kaddish des endeuillés, récité lors de tous les offices de prière, ainsi que lors des funérailles et des cérémonies de commémoration.
La foule ne retient plus son émotion quand les familles récitent ensemble le "kaddish", la prière des morts, avant que les cortèges funéraires ne s’ébranlent en direction des cimetières.
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.