Kolik
[ˈkoːlɪk]
The verdict
“Kolik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlicher, starker Schmerz, die von einer spastischen Kontraktion eines Hohlorgans hervorgerufen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolik · Kolik · German
Kolik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Kolik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːlɪk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kolik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kolik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːlɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlicher, starker Schmerz, die von einer spastischen Kontraktion eines Hohlorgans hervorgerufen wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kolik, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kolik, spelled K-O-L-I-K.
Definition
- 1plötzlicher, starker Schmerz, die von einer spastischen Kontraktion eines Hohlorgans hervorgerufen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kolik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Kolik.
„Er hatte weitere Zähne verloren, und Woche für Woche plagten ihn Koliken.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.