Kennung

[ˈkɛnʊŋ]

/[ˈkɛnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kennung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,462
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - markantes, charakteristisches Merkmal, eigenes Zeichen oder die Gesamtheit charakteristischer Merkmale, Zeichen zur eindeutigen Identifizierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-kennung · Kennung · German

Kennung · rank #39,462 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,462
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katzenfutter

Nearest frequency peer: Katzenfutter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kennung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kennung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kennung vs Krönung
71% similar
Kennung vs kennen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kennung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKennung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛnʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,462
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kennung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kennungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Katzenfutter“ (#39,461), „Kerns“ (#39,463), „Karies“ (#39,460). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kennung“ bei #39,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kennung (IPA [ˈkɛnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,462 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kennung, with forms such as "eknnung", "kennnug", and "kennugn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Krönung", "kennen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kennung, spelled K-E-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    markantes, charakteristisches Merkmal, eigenes Zeichen oder die Gesamtheit charakteristischer Merkmale, Zeichen zur eindeutigen Identifizierung
  2. 2
    akustisches, elektronisches Signal, an dem eine Funkstation zu erkennen oder zu identifizieren ist
  3. 3
    Landmarke
  4. 4
    typisches Signal von Leucht- oder Funkfeuern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So lautet die Kennung eines deutschen Firefox 3.0.10 auf einem XP-Rechner etwa "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042316 Firefox/3.0.10", für den Internet Explorer 7 kann sie so aussehen: "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)".“
  2. „Reifen mit N- Kennung (N0, N1, N2, N3, N4) sind Reifen mit Freigaben für Porsche- Fahrzeuge.“

Synonyms

FunkkennungFunkzeichen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eknnung
  • kennnug
  • kennugn
  • kennungg
  • kennunng
  • kenung
  • kenunng
  • kkennung
  • knenung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kennung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eknnung2kennnug2kennugn2kennungg1kennunng1kenung1kenunng2kkennung1
Edit distance from "Kennung"

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 "Kennung"?
"Kennung" is spelled K-E-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛnʊŋ].
What does "Kennung" mean?
As a noun, "Kennung" means: markantes, charakteristisches Merkmal, eigenes Zeichen oder die Gesamtheit charakteristischer Merkmale, Zeichen zur eindeutigen Identifizierung
What words are commonly confused with "Kennung"?
"Kennung" is commonly confused with "Krönung", "kennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kennung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kennung" is [ˈkɛnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kennung" come from?
"Kennung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klingst#39,472kontert#39,481landest#39,494Herborn#39,419

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Knödel9 variantskürten9 variantshäkeln9 variantsleckte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list