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 September 3, 2026) - deutsche Bezeichnung für Kontamination: Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der zugrundeliegenden Wörter
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Index DE-kofferwort · Kofferwort · German
Kofferwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kofferwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔfɐˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kofferwort“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kofferwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wörter für biologische Kreuzungen wie „Schiege“ (Kreuzung aus „Schaf“ + „Ziege“) und „Jostabeere“ (Kreuzung aus „Johannisbeere“ + Stachelbeere“) sind Beispiele für Kofferwörter. Geläufigere Kofferwörter sind Wörter wie „jein“, „Kurlaub“, „Stagflation“ und so weiter.
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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.