Koffer

/[ˈkɔfɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,903

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Koffer is aGermannoun. It means: Transportbehältnis für Kleidung, Akten oder andere Gegenstände Pronounced [ˈkɔfɐ]. It ranks #4,903 in German word frequency. Often confused with Köpfe and Köter.

Key facts for Koffer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoffer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔfɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,903
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Koffer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Koffer is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔfɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,903 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Koffer, with forms such as "kfofer", "kkoffer", and "kofefr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Köpfe", "Köter", "Körper", and more, 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 Koffer, spelled K-O-F-F-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transportbehältnis für Kleidung, Akten oder andere Gegenstände
  2. 2
    Dummerchen, Dummkopf

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kfofer,kkoffer,kofefr,kofer,kofferr,koffre,okffer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Koffer

Misspelling Variants of "Koffer"

kfofer6kkoffer7kofefr6kofer5kofferr7koffre6okffer6
Misspelling Variants of "Koffer"

Frequency rank: #4,903 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Koffer"?
"Koffer" is spelled K-O-F-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔfɐ].
What does "Koffer" mean?
As a noun, "Koffer" means: Transportbehältnis für Kleidung, Akten oder andere Gegenstände
What words are commonly confused with "Koffer"?
"Koffer" is commonly confused with "Köpfe", "Köter", "Körper". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Koffer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koffer" is [ˈkɔfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koffer" come from?
"Koffer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.