Kölln
[kœln]
The verdict
“Kölln” is uncommon German (frequency #97,280 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,280
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolln · Kölln · German
Kölln · rank #97,280 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,280
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kälbchen
Nearest frequency peer: Kälbchen (-2 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 „Kölln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kälbchen
Kälbchen
2,723 corpus weight
- Kölln
Kölln
2,721 corpus weight
- Körperhälfte
Körperhälfte
2,718 corpus weight
- Körperöffnu…
Körperöffnungen
2,717 corpus weight
- Kühlregal
Kühlregal
2,716 corpus weight
- Lagerarbeit…
Lagerarbeiter
2,715 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kölln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kölln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kœln] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kölln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kölln is uncommon German at frequency #97,280 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kœln]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kölln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kölln, spelled K-Ö-L-L-N.
Definition
- 1deutscher Nachname, Familienname
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kölln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Kölln ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
Herr Kölln wollte uns kein Interview geben.
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.
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