Kognak
[ˈkɔnjak]
The verdict
“Kognak” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein aus Wein destilliertes alkoholisches Getränk
Corpus desk
Index DE-kognak · Kognak · German
Kognak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kognak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔnjak] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kognak“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kognak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔnjak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein aus Wein destilliertes alkoholisches Getränk".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kognak in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kognak, spelled K-O-G-N-A-K.
Definition
- 1ein aus Wein destilliertes alkoholisches Getränk
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kognak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frankreich ist für seine außerordentlichen Kognaks bekannt.
„Er forderte zunächst mit Donnerstimme Kognak und schritt dann, da Bordeaux nicht aufzutreiben war, sogleich zur höchsten Stufe vor.“
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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.