Haferkorn
[ˈhaːfɐˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Haferkorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, runde Frucht des Hafers
Corpus desk
Index DE-haferkorn · Haferkorn · German
Haferkorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Haferkorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːfɐˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Haferkorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Haferkorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːfɐˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine, runde Frucht des Hafers".
Haferkorn has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Haferkorn, spelled H-A-F-E-R-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1kleine, runde Frucht des Hafers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Haferkorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Obgleich in der Vollwertküche auch ganze und geschnittene Haferkörner verwendet werden, etwa für Grütze, machen die verschiedenen Arten von Flocken den größten Anteil an den Haferprodukten für die menschliche Ernährung aus.“
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.