elk
[elk]
The verdict
“elk” is uncommon German (frequency #69,162 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,162
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art großer Hirsche in Nordamerika und (wenige) in Ostasien; Cervus canadensis
Corpus desk
Index DE-elk · elk · German
elk · rank #69,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,162
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Eisfläche
Nearest frequency peer: Eisfläche (-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 „elk“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Einwohnerme…
Einwohnermeldeamt
30,842 corpus weight
- Einzelstaat…
Einzelstaaten
30,841 corpus weight
- Eisfläche
Eisfläche
30,840 corpus weight
- elk
elk
30,839 corpus weight
- empfangene
empfangene
30,836 corpus weight
- empty
empty
30,835 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „elk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [elk] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #69,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „elk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
elk is uncommon German at frequency #69,162 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [elk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
elk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is elk, spelled E-L-K.
Definition
- 1Art großer Hirsche in Nordamerika und (wenige) in Ostasien; Cervus canadensis
- 2größte heute lebende Hirschart mit langen Gliedmaßen und schaufelförmigem Geweih; Elch, Alces alces
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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