Kobalt

/[ˈkoːbalt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,075

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Kobalt is aGermannoun. It means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 27, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört Pronounced [ˈkoːbalt]. Often confused with Kobold and kalt.

Key facts for Kobalt
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HeadwordKobalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːbalt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,075
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kobalt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kobalt is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːbalt]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,075 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 27, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kobalt, with forms such as "kboalt", "kkobalt", and "koablt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kobold", "kalt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kobalt, spelled K-O-B-A-L-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 27, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kboalt,kkobalt,koablt,koballt,kobaltt,kobatl,kobbalt,koblat,okbalt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kobalt

Misspelling Variants of "Kobalt"

kboalt6kkobalt7koablt6koballt7kobaltt7kobatl6kobbalt7koblat6
Misspelling Variants of "Kobalt"

Frequency rank: #46,075 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kobalt"?
"Kobalt" is spelled K-O-B-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːbalt].
What does "Kobalt" mean?
As a noun, "Kobalt" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 27, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Kobalt"?
"Kobalt" is commonly confused with "Kobold", "kalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kobalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kobalt" is [ˈkoːbalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kobalt" come from?
"Kobalt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.