cove

[kəʊv]

/[kəʊv]/ noun

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The verdict

“cove” is uncommon German (frequency #51,211 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,211
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-cove · cove · German

cove · rank #51,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,211
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cruiser

Nearest frequency peer: Cruiser (+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 „cove“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cove
PropertyValue
Headwordcove
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kəʊv]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cove“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.covefällt 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: „Cruiser“ (#51,212), „crunch“ (#51,213), „COPD“ (#51,208). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cove“ bei #51,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cove is uncommon German at frequency #51,211 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kəʊv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cove, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is cove, spelled C-O-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Höhle
  2. 2
    konkaves Gewölbe besonders unter der Decke, eine Wölbe
  3. 3
    Cala, eine von Klippen begrenzte, enge Bucht
  4. 4
    die Vertiefung, die Aushöhlung, der Winkel (in der Steigung eines Berges)
  5. 5
    Holzdach über der Heckgalerie eines alten Segelkriegsschiffs
  6. 6
    eine oft vergoldete Linie auf einem Schiff
  7. 7
    der Typ, der Kerl
  8. 8
    der Freund, der/die Atze

Synonyms

cavecavernrecessguyblokechapfellowgeezerdudefellahomeyfellerbrucefriendmate

Antonyms

galsheilanuisancepain in the neckpain in the arsepain in the assenemyfoe

This word in other languages

type(Français)

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 "cove"?
"cove" is spelled C-O-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kəʊv].
What does "cove" mean?
As a noun, "cove" means: die Höhle
How do you pronounce "cove"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cove" is [kəʊv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cove" come from?
"cove" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

COPD#51,208dire#51,243bent#51,154Axis#51,134

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list