Kernproblem
[ˈkɛʁnpʁoˌbleːm]
The verdict
“Kernproblem” is uncommon German (frequency #72,602 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,602
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein zentrales, wesentliches Problem
Corpus desk
Index DE-kernproblem · Kernproblem · German
Kernproblem · rank #72,602 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,602
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kernland
Nearest frequency peer: Kernland (-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 “Kernproblem”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kenianischen
kenianischen
27,402 corpus weight
- kennenlernt…
kennenlernten
27,401 corpus weight
- Kernland
Kernland
27,400 corpus weight
- Kernproblem
Kernproblem
27,399 corpus weight
- Kernspaltung
Kernspaltung
27,398 corpus weight
- Kinderärzte
Kinderärzte
27,396 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kernproblem” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kernproblem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁnpʁoˌbleːm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #72,602 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kernproblem” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kernproblem is uncommon German at frequency #72,602 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁnpʁoˌbleːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein zentrales, wesentliches Problem".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kernproblem in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kernproblem, spelled K-E-R-N-P-R-O-B-L-E-M.
Definition
- 1ein zentrales, wesentliches Problem
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kernproblem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 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.