IKK
The verdict
“IKK” is uncommon German (frequency #75,790 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,790
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Innungskrankenkasse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | IKK |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #75,790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “IKK” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
IKK is uncommon German at frequency #75,790 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Innungskrankenkasse".
Zero misspellings are on record for IKK in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is IKK, spelled I-K-K.
Definition
- 1Innungskrankenkasse
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 “IKK”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-K-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.