Kokarde
[koˈkaʁdə]
The verdict
“Kokarde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - militärisches oder politisches, kreisrundes, auf der Kleidung oder Militärflugzeugen angebrachtes Abzeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kokarde · Kokarde · German
Kokarde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Kokarde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈkaʁdə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kokarde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kokarde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈkaʁdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "militärisches oder politisches, kreisrundes, auf der Kleidung oder Militärflugzeugen angebrachtes Abzeichen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kokarde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kokarde, spelled K-O-K-A-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1militärisches oder politisches, kreisrundes, auf der Kleidung oder Militärflugzeugen angebrachtes Abzeichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kokarde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die zwei Studenten schlugen ihre Rockaufschläge um und entblößten schwarzrote Kokarden, durchwirkt mit Goldfäden.“
„Man merkt, dass sie noch nicht lange im Kriege sind; sie sammeln noch Andenken, Achselklappen, Kokarden, Koppelschlösser, Orden, Uniformknöpfe.“
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.