Kerker

[ˈkɛʁkɐ]

/[ˈkɛʁkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kerker” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,798
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefängnis, Zuchthaus, Justizvollzugsanstalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kerker · Kerker · German

Kerker · rank #24,798 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,798
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klöckner

Nearest frequency peer: Klöckner (+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 „Kerker“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kerker“ 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).

Kerker vs Kerle
67% similar
Kerker vs Kerze
67% similar
Kerker vs Kerne
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kerker
PropertyValue
HeadwordKerker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛʁkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,798
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kerker“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klöckner“ (#24,799), „Kassette“ (#24,796), „knackig“ (#24,800). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kerker“ bei #24,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kerker (IPA [ˈkɛʁkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,798 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gefängnis, Zuchthaus, Justizvollzugsanstalt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kerker, with forms such as "ekrker", "kekrer", and "kerekr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kerle", "Kerze", "Kerne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kerker, spelled K-E-R-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefängnis, Zuchthaus, Justizvollzugsanstalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hielten ihn im Kerker gefangen.
  2. „Während Harald im Kerker sitzt, begehrt das Volk gegen den neuen Kaiser auf.“

Synonyms

Gefängnis

This word in other languages

dungeon(English)calabozo(Español)cachot(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrker
  • kekrer
  • kerekr
  • kerkerr
  • kerkker
  • kerkre
  • kerrker
  • kkerker
  • kreker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kerker - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ekrker2kekrer2kerekr2kerkerr1kerkker1kerkre2kerrker1kkerker1
Edit distance from "Kerker"

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 "Kerker"?
"Kerker" is spelled K-E-R-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛʁkɐ].
What does "Kerker" mean?
As a noun, "Kerker" means: Gefängnis, Zuchthaus, Justizvollzugsanstalt
What words are commonly confused with "Kerker"?
"Kerker" is commonly confused with "Kerle", "Kerze", "Kerne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kerker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kerker" is [ˈkɛʁkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kerker" come from?
"Kerker" 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 "Kerker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kopfes#24,803Janine#24,788küsste#24,811Höxter#24,776

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kassette9 variantsMöbeln9 variantsMöhren9 variantsfrühes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list