kobra

[ˈkɔbra]

/[ˈkɔbra]/ noun

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The verdict

“kobra” is uncommon German (frequency #56,274 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,274
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schlangenstein

Key facts for kobra
PropertyValue
Headwordkobra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔbra]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kobra” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kobra lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kobra is uncommon German at frequency #56,274 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔbra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

kobra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kobra, spelled K-O-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlangenstein
  2. 2
    Vertreter aus der Familie der Giftnattern (Elapidae), meist aus der Gattung Naja; Kobra
  3. 3
    Brillenschlange (Naja naja)
  4. 4
    Fernsehkrimi
  5. 5
    Person, die eine Brille trägt; Brillenschlange

Synonyms

kamień wężowyokularnikkobra indyjska

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 "kobra"?
"kobra" is spelled K-O-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔbra].
What does "kobra" mean?
As a noun, "kobra" means: Schlangenstein
How do you pronounce "kobra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kobra" is [ˈkɔbra]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kobra" come from?
"kobra" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kobra”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-B-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɔbra] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list