koala
[ɡ̊ʰoˈæːla]
The verdict
“koala” is uncommon German (frequency #56,273 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,273
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Koala, Koalabär (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Corpus desk
Index DE-koala · koala · German
koala · rank #56,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,273
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH knifflig
Nearest frequency peer: knifflig (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „koala“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Klassenfahr…
Klassenfahrten
43,732 corpus weight
- knallharten
knallharten
43,731 corpus weight
- Knesset
Knesset
43,730 corpus weight
- knifflig
knifflig
43,729 corpus weight
- koala
koala
43,728 corpus weight
- kobra
kobra
43,727 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „koala“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | koala |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡ̊ʰoˈæːla] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „koala“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
koala is uncommon German at frequency #56,273 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡ̊ʰoˈæːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Koala, Koalabär (Phascolarctos cinereus)".
koala has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is koala, spelled K-O-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Koala, Koalabär (Phascolarctos cinereus)
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.
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