cord
[kɔː(r)d]
The verdict
“cord” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,862 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,862
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cord |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔː(r)d] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #36,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cord” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for cord is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔː(r)d]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,862 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cord, with forms such as "ccord", "codr", and "cordd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cr", "cox", "cry", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 cord, spelled C-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird
- 2der Schlauch zwischen neugeborenem oder ungeborenem Kind und seiner Mutter
- 3dünne elektrische Verbindung mit Isolierung und häufig mit Stecker
- 4der gerippte Stoff
- 5die Hose daraus
- 6eine Maßeinheit für geschlagenes Holz, 3,62 m²
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccord,codr,cordd,corrd,crod,ocrd
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cord - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cord”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔː(r)d] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Cr” - see the side-by-side comparison. cord vs Cr
- 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.