ködern

[ˈkøːdɐn]

/[ˈkøːdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ködern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,033
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder ein Tier anlocken, in eine Falle locken

Corpus desk

Index DE-kodern · ködern · German

ködern · rank #44,033 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,033
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kämpfst

Nearest frequency peer: kämpfst (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ködern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ködern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ködern vs Korn
33% similar
ködern vs Kodex
33% similar
ködern vs Köter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ködern
PropertyValue
Headwordködern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkøːdɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,033
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ködern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ködernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kämpfst“ (#44,032), „kürzt“ (#44,034), „Kämpferin“ (#44,031). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „ködern“ bei #44,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ködern (IPA [ˈkøːdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,033 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden oder ein Tier anlocken, in eine Falle locken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ködern, with forms such as "kdöern", "kködern", and "köddern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Korn", "Kodex", "Köter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ködern, spelled K-Ö-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder ein Tier anlocken, in eine Falle locken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit präparierten Wurststücken werden Hunde geködert.
  2. Er köderte seine Zuhörer mit Versprechungen über sagenhafte Gewinne.

This word in other languages

bait(English)cebar(Español)attirer(Français)atrair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kdöern
  • kködern
  • köddern
  • ködenr
  • ködernn
  • köderrn
  • ködren
  • köedrn
  • ökdern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ködern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kdöern2kködern1köddern1ködenr2ködernn1köderrn1ködren2köedrn2
Edit distance from "ködern"

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 "ködern"?
"ködern" is spelled K-Ö-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkøːdɐn].
What does "ködern" mean?
As a verb, "ködern" means: jemanden oder ein Tier anlocken, in eine Falle locken
What words are commonly confused with "ködern"?
"ködern" is commonly confused with "Korn", "Kodex", "Köter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ködern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ködern" is [ˈkøːdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ködern" come from?
"ködern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ködern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Krätze#44,028leerem#44,043Kraken#44,022libero#44,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Knollen9 variantsLändle9 variantsMelzer9 variantsHellmann9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list