Kolk
[kɔlk]
The verdict
“Kolk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, mit Wasser gefüllte Vertiefung
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolk · Kolk · German
Kolk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Kolk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔlk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kolk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kolk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine, mit Wasser gefüllte Vertiefung".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kolk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kolk, spelled K-O-L-K.
Definition
- 1kleine, mit Wasser gefüllte Vertiefung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kolk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am nächsten Morgen überquerten sie ein ausgetrocknetes Flussbett; der Junge zog los und suchte nach einem Kolk oder Tümpel, konnte aber nirgendwo einen entdecken.“
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.