Kerben
[ˈkɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“Kerben” is uncommon German (frequency #69,411 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,411
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kerbe
Corpus desk
Index DE-kerben · Kerben · German
Kerben · rank #69,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,411
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kernfusion
Nearest frequency peer: Kernfusion (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kerben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Karsamstag
Karsamstag
30,595 corpus weight
- Kasachischen
Kasachischen
30,594 corpus weight
- Kaufmannsch…
Kaufmannschaft
30,593 corpus weight
- Kellerraum
Kellerraum
30,592 corpus weight
- Kerben
Kerben
30,590 corpus weight
- Kernfusion
Kernfusion
30,589 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kerben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kerben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kerben” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kerben is uncommon German at frequency #69,411 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kerben in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kerben, spelled K-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kerbe
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kerbe
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kerbe
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kerbe
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.