Kilogramm
[kiloˈɡʁam]
The verdict
“Kilogramm” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,578 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,578
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - SI-Basiseinheit der Masse; das Tausendfache eines Gramms
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kilogramm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kiloˈɡʁam] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #8,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kilogramm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kilogramm is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kiloˈɡʁam]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,578 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "SI-Basiseinheit der Masse; das Tausendfache eines Gramms".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kilogramm, with forms such as "iklogramm", "kilgoramm", and "killogramm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kilogramm, spelled K-I-L-O-G-R-A-M-M.
Definition
- 1SI-Basiseinheit der Masse; das Tausendfache eines Gramms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iklogramm,kilgoramm,killogramm,kilogarmm,kiloggramm,kilogram,kilogrmam,kilogrramm,kilorgamm,kiolgramm,kkilogramm,kliogramm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kilogramm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Kilogramm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-I-L-O-G-R-A-M-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kiloˈɡʁam] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.