Koblenz
The verdict
“Koblenz” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,078 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #6,078
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Stadt am Mittelrhein, die am Zusammenfluss von Rhein und Mosel im deutschen Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz liegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koblenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːblɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Koblenz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Koblenz is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːblɛnt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,078 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Koblenz, with forms such as "kbolenz", "kkoblenz", and "kobblenz". 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, "Kohlen", "Koblenzer", 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 Koblenz, spelled K-O-B-L-E-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Stadt am Mittelrhein, die am Zusammenfluss von Rhein und Mosel im deutschen Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz liegt
- 2Ortsgemeinde am Hochrhein, die am Zusammenfluss von Aare und Rhein direkt an der deutschen Grenze im Schweizer Kanton Aargau liegt
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kbolenz,kkoblenz,kobblenz,kobelnz,koblennz,koblenzz,koblezn,kobllenz,koblnez,kolbenz,okblenz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Koblenz — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Koblenz"
Frequency rank: #6,078 in German
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Using “Koblenz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-B-L-E-N-Z — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːblɛnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kohlen” — see the side-by-side comparison. Koblenz vs Kohlen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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