Kobolde

[ˈkoːbɔldə]

/[ˈkoːbɔldə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kobolde” is uncommon German (frequency #57,167 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,167
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kobold

Corpus desk

Index DE-kobolde · Kobolde · German

Kobolde · rank #57,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,167
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Knüller

Nearest frequency peer: Knüller (-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 „Kobolde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kobolde
PropertyValue
HeadwordKobolde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːbɔldə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kobolde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Koboldefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Knüller“ (#57,166), „Kodierung“ (#57,168), „knirschen“ (#57,165). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kobolde“ bei #57,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kobolde is uncommon German at frequency #57,167 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːbɔldə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Kobolde has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kobolde, spelled K-O-B-O-L-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kobold
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kobold
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kobold

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 "Kobolde"?
"Kobolde" is spelled K-O-B-O-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːbɔldə].
What does "Kobolde" mean?
As a noun, "Kobolde" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kobold
How do you pronounce "Kobolde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kobolde" is [ˈkoːbɔldə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kobolde" come from?
"Kobolde" 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 "Kobolde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list