Kofferwort
[ˈkɔfɐˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Kofferwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutsche Bezeichnung für Kontamination: Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der zugrundeliegenden Wörter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kofferwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔfɐˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kofferwort” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kofferwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔfɐˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsche Bezeichnung für Kontamination: Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der zugrundeliegenden Wörter".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kofferwort in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kofferwort, spelled K-O-F-F-E-R-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1deutsche Bezeichnung für Kontamination: Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der zugrundeliegenden Wörter
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kofferwort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-F-F-E-R-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔfɐˌvɔʁt] (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
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.