Kohorte

[koˈhɔʁtə]

/[koˈhɔʁtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kohorte” is uncommon German (frequency #67,396 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,396
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Truppeneinheit von Soldaten der römischen Armee oder ihrer Bundesgenossen, drei Manipel umfassend, einer Legion unterstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kohorte · Kohorte · German

Kohorte · rank #67,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,396
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knusprige

Nearest frequency peer: knusprige (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kohorte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kohorte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kohorte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKohorte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈhɔʁtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kohorte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kohortefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „knusprige“ (#67,395), „Kolonisierung“ (#67,397), „klischeehaft“ (#67,394). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kohorte“ bei #67,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kohorte is uncommon German at frequency #67,396 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈhɔʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kohorte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kohorte, spelled K-O-H-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Truppeneinheit von Soldaten der römischen Armee oder ihrer Bundesgenossen, drei Manipel umfassend, einer Legion unterstellt
  2. 2
    Personengruppe mit gemeinsamen Merkmalen oder Zielen oder die gemeinsam ein bestimmtes längerfristig prägendes Ereignis erlebt haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kohorte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kohorte besteht zum Großteil aus Veteranen.
  2. Seit 1992 ist der Fernsehkonsum weniger bei Kindern und Jugendlichen als vor allem in den älteren Kohorten angestiegen.

Antonyms

CenturieZenturieManipelLegionzufällige StichprobeZufallsauswahl

This word in other languages

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 "Kohorte"?
"Kohorte" is spelled K-O-H-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈhɔʁtə].
What does "Kohorte" mean?
As a noun, "Kohorte" means: Truppeneinheit von Soldaten der römischen Armee oder ihrer Bundesgenossen, drei Manipel umfassend, einer Legion unterstellt
How do you pronounce "Kohorte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kohorte" is [koˈhɔʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kohorte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list