IKK

abbrev

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The verdict

“IKK” is uncommon German (frequency #75,790 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,790
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ikk · IKK · German

IKK · rank #75,790 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,790
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH IKT

Nearest frequency peer: IKT (+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 „IKK“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for IKK
PropertyValue
HeadwordIKK
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „IKK“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).IKKfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „IKT“ (#75,791), „hyphen“ (#75,787), „huschen“ (#75,786). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „IKK“ bei #75,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

IKK is uncommon German at frequency #75,790 among 1,488 “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

  1. 1
    Innungskrankenkasse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how IKK appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bist du auch bei der IKK versichert?

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 "IKK"?
"IKK" is spelled I-K-K.
What does "IKK" mean?
As an abbreviation, "IKK" means: Innungskrankenkasse
What language does "IKK" come from?
"IKK" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

IKT#75,791lys#75,939FFW#75,631MI6#75,967

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list