coconut

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The verdict

“coconut” is uncommon German (frequency #75,499 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,499
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kokosnuss

Corpus desk

Index DE-coconut · coconut · German

coconut · rank #75,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,499
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cleveres

Nearest frequency peer: cleveres (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „coconut“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „coconut“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coconut
PropertyValue
Headwordcoconut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „coconut“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).coconutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cleveres“ (#75,498), „codec“ (#75,500), „Cohens“ (#75,501). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „coconut“ bei #75,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coconut is uncommon German at frequency #75,499 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kokosnuss".

No misspelling variants are generated for coconut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is coconut, spelled C-O-C-O-N-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kokosnuss

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Coconuts falling from their tree and striking individuals can cause serious injury to the back, neck, shoulders and head; and are occasionally fatal.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coconut"?
"coconut" is spelled C-O-C-O-N-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "coconut" mean?
As a noun, "coconut" means: die Kokosnuss
How do you pronounce "coconut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coconut" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coconut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chronos#75,496brownie#75,480bissige#75,469Dominas#75,536

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list