Köcher

[ˈkœçɐ]

/[ˈkœçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Köcher” is uncommon German (frequency #56,294 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,294
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behälter für Pfeile oder Bolzen, meist zum Umhängen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kocher · Köcher · German

Köcher · rank #56,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,294
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kunsthistorik…

Nearest frequency peer: Kunsthistorikerin (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Köcher”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Köcher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Köcher
PropertyValue
HeadwordKöcher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkœçɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Köcher” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Köcherliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Kunsthistorikerin“ (#56,293), „künftiges“ (#56,296), „kuka“ (#56,291). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Köcher is uncommon German at frequency #56,294 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkœçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Köcher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Köcher, spelled K-Ö-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behälter für Pfeile oder Bolzen, meist zum Umhängen
  2. 2
    Aufbewahrungs- und Schutztasche für Kameraobjektive oder auch Ferngläser
  3. 3
    ein gerichteter Graph
  4. 4
    Köcherfundament

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er zog einen Pfeil aus dem Köcher.
  2. „Ich weiß wirklich nicht, welche Pfeile wir noch in unserem Köcher haben, die etwas taugen und tatsächlich etwas ausrichten.“

This word in other languages

quiver(English)aljaba(Español)carquois(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 "Köcher"?
"Köcher" is spelled K-Ö-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœçɐ].
What does "Köcher" mean?
As a noun, "Köcher" means: Behälter für Pfeile oder Bolzen, meist zum Umhängen
How do you pronounce "Köcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Köcher" is [ˈkœçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Köcher" come from?
"Köcher" 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 "Köcher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lambda#56,300hütete#56,228Motivs#56,362moulin#56,363

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list