Cockpit
[ˈkɔkˌpɪt]
The verdict
“Cockpit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,334 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,334
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bereich eines Flugzeugs, in dem es gesteuert wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cockpit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔkˌpɪt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cockpit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Cockpit is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔkˌpɪt]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,334 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cockpit, with forms such as "ccockpit", "ccokpit", and "cocckpit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Cockpit, spelled C-O-C-K-P-I-T.
Definition
- 1Bereich eines Flugzeugs, in dem es gesteuert wird
- 2offener Bereich eines Segel-/Motorboots, in dem sich die Mannschaft normalerweise aufhält und aus dem es gesteuert wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccockpit,ccokpit,cocckpit,cockipt,cockkpit,cockpitt,cockppit,cockpti,cocpkit,cokcpit,occkpit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cockpit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Cockpit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-C-K-P-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔkˌpɪt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.