Koffern

[ˈkɔfɐn]

/[ˈkɔfɐn]/ noun

The verdict

“Koffern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,452
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-koffern · Koffern · German

Koffern · rank #36,452 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,452
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kobold

Nearest frequency peer: Kobold (-2 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 „Koffern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Koffern“ 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).

Koffern vs köpfen
43% similar
Koffern vs Konzern
71% similar
Koffern vs Körpern
57% similar

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

Key facts for Koffern
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoffern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔfɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,452
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Koffern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Koffernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kobold“ (#36,450), „Kolumnen“ (#36,454), „Koblenzer“ (#36,449). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koffern“ bei #36,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Koffern (IPA [ˈkɔfɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,452 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Koffer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Koffern, with forms such as "kfofern", "kkoffern", and "kofefrn". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "köpfen", "Konzern", "Körpern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Koffern, spelled K-O-F-F-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Koffer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kfofern
  • kkoffern
  • kofefrn
  • kofern
  • koffenr
  • koffernn
  • kofferrn
  • koffren
  • okffern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Koffern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kfofern2kkoffern1kofefrn2kofern1koffenr2koffernn1kofferrn1koffren2
Edit distance from "Koffern"

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 "Koffern"?
"Koffern" is spelled K-O-F-F-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔfɐn].
What does "Koffern" mean?
As a noun, "Koffern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Koffer
What words are commonly confused with "Koffern"?
"Koffern" is commonly confused with "köpfen", "Konzern", "Körpern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Koffern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koffern" is [ˈkɔfɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koffern" come from?
"Koffern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list