Kokain

[kokaˈiːn]

/[kokaˈiːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Kokain” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,115
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus den getrockneten Blättern der Kokapflanze gewonnenes Rauschmittel

Corpus desk

Index DE-kokain · Kokain · German

Kokain · rank #12,115 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,115
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klagt

Nearest frequency peer: klagt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kokain“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kokain“ 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).

Kokain vs Koran
67% similar
Kokain vs Kain
67% similar
Kokain vs Köchin
50% similar

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

Key facts for Kokain
PropertyValue
HeadwordKokain
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kokaˈiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,115
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kokain“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kokainliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klagt“ (#12,114), „Kumpels“ (#12,116), „kassieren“ (#12,113). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kokain“ bei #12,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kokain (IPA [kokaˈiːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,115 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus den getrockneten Blättern der Kokapflanze gewonnenes Rauschmittel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kokain, with forms such as "kkoain", "kkokain", and "koakin". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Koran", "Kain", "Köchin", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Kokain, spelled K-O-K-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus den getrockneten Blättern der Kokapflanze gewonnenes Rauschmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jaroschenko war nach liberianischen Angaben Ende Mai gemeinsam mit sechs weiteren Ausländern auf dem Flughafen von Monrovia festgenommen worden, nachdem US-Beamte bei ihnen 4000 Kilogramm Kokain gefunden hatten.“
  2. „Dieser Türke Mechmed nämlich, dessen Smoking ölig glänzte, dessen Äußeres fadenscheinig war, besaß ein Opiumlager, hier am Platz, auch Kokain und Haschisch, im beiläufigen Werte von vierzigtausend Franken…“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkoain
  • kkokain
  • koakin
  • kokainn
  • kokani
  • kokian
  • kokkain
  • okkain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kokain - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkoain2kkokain1koakin2kokainn1kokani2kokian2kokkain1okkain2
Edit distance from "Kokain"

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 "Kokain"?
"Kokain" is spelled K-O-K-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kokaˈiːn].
What does "Kokain" mean?
As a noun, "Kokain" means: aus den getrockneten Blättern der Kokapflanze gewonnenes Rauschmittel
What words are commonly confused with "Kokain"?
"Kokain" is commonly confused with "Koran", "Kain", "Köchin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kokain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kokain" is [kokaˈiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kokain" come from?
"Kokain" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list