Coca-Cola

[kokaˈkoːla]

/[kokaˈkoːla]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk

Corpus desk

Index DE-coca-cola · Coca-Cola · German

Coca-Cola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 Coca-Cola
PropertyValue
HeadwordCoca-Cola
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kokaˈkoːla]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Coca-Cola“ im Deutschen

Coca-Colaschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Coca-Cola is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kokaˈkoːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk".

Coca-Cola doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Coca-Cola, spelled C-O-C-A---C-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie bestellten Coca-Cola und machten es sich bequem.“
  2. „Es war vor dem Abendessen, ich saß zu einem Aperitif an der Bar, meine Frau war noch mit der kosmetischen Vorbereitung oben auf dem Zimmer beschäftigt, die beiden Kinder tranken Coca-Cola und ich ein Glas Sekt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Coca-Cola"?
"Coca-Cola" is spelled C-O-C-A---C-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kokaˈkoːla].
What does "Coca-Cola" mean?
As a noun, "Coca-Cola" means: koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk
How do you pronounce "Coca-Cola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Coca-Cola" is [kokaˈkoːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Coca-Cola" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list