coffer
[kɒfə(r)]
The verdict
“coffer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kasten, Kiste, Truhe, Kassette (für Wertsachen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-coffer · coffer · German
coffer · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coffer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɒfə(r)] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „coffer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
coffer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɒfə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
coffer has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is coffer, spelled C-O-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Kasten, Kiste, Truhe, Kassette (für Wertsachen)
- 2Schatz, Gelder, Schatzkammer, Tresor
- 3Deckenfeld, Kassette
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.