coin

/[kwɛ̃]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,464

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

coin is aGermannoun. It means: Winkel, Ecke Pronounced [kwɛ̃]. Often confused with con and com.

Key facts for coin
PropertyValue
Headwordcoin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwɛ̃]
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,464
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for coin is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kwɛ̃]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,464 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Winkel, Ecke".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for coin, with forms such as "ccoin", "coinn", and "coni". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "con", "com", "COP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is coin, spelled C-O-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Winkel, Ecke

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoin,coinn,coni,ocin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coin

Misspelling Variants of "coin"

ccoin5coinn5coni4ocin4
Misspelling Variants of "coin"

Frequency rank: #40,464 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coin"?
"coin" is spelled C-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kwɛ̃].
What does "coin" mean?
As a noun, "coin" means: Winkel, Ecke
What words are commonly confused with "coin"?
"coin" is commonly confused with "con", "com", "COP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coin" is [kwɛ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coin" come from?
"coin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.