Kober

[ˈkoːbɐ]

/[ˈkoːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kober” is uncommon German (frequency #58,931 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,931
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Korb zum Befördern von Esswaren, Tragekorb

Corpus desk

Index DE-kober · Kober · German

Kober · rank #58,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,931
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH koalieren

Nearest frequency peer: koalieren (-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 „Kober“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kober“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kober
PropertyValue
HeadwordKober
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːbɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kober“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Koberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „koalieren“ (#58,930), „Kolja“ (#58,932), „knew“ (#58,929). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kober“ bei #58,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kober is uncommon German at frequency #58,931 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kober has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kober, spelled K-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Korb zum Befördern von Esswaren, Tragekorb
  2. 2
    Fischreuse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bäuerin sammelte die Eier in einem Kober.
  2. Der Kober im Bach war voller Fische.

This word in other languages

basket(English)canasta(Español)panier(Français)

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 "Kober"?
"Kober" is spelled K-O-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːbɐ].
What does "Kober" mean?
As a noun, "Kober" means: Korb zum Befördern von Esswaren, Tragekorb
How do you pronounce "Kober"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kober" is [ˈkoːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kober" come from?
"Kober" 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 "Kober", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kolja#58,932kross#58,940Kräne#58,941Kassa#58,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list