coward
[ˈkaʊɚd]
The verdict
“coward” 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) - Feigling
Corpus desk
Index DE-coward · coward · German
coward · 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 | coward |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaʊɚd] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „coward“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
coward is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʊɚd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feigling".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coward, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is coward, spelled C-O-W-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Feigling
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coward appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.