Kolumnist

[kolʊmˈnɪst]

/[kolʊmˈnɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kolumnist” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,026
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autor eines kurzen, regelmäßig erscheinenden, journalistischen Beitrags in einer Zeitung oder einer Zeitschrift

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolumnist · Kolumnist · German

Kolumnist · rank #37,026 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,026
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kolloquium

Nearest frequency peer: Kolloquium (-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 „Kolumnist“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kolumnist“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kolumnist
PropertyValue
HeadwordKolumnist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kolʊmˈnɪst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,026
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kolumnist“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kolumnistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kolloquium“ (#37,025), „kompakter“ (#37,027), „kollidierte“ (#37,024). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kolumnist“ bei #37,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kolumnist (IPA [kolʊmˈnɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,026 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Autor eines kurzen, regelmäßig erscheinenden, journalistischen Beitrags in einer Zeitung oder einer Zeitschrift".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kolumnist, with forms such as "kkolumnist", "kloumnist", and "kollumnist". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Kolumnist, spelled K-O-L-U-M-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autor eines kurzen, regelmäßig erscheinenden, journalistischen Beitrags in einer Zeitung oder einer Zeitschrift

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kolumnist der überregionalen Zeitung genießt in der Öffentlichkeit hohes Ansehen.
  2. „In jenen Tagen besuchten viele Leute die Cafés an der Kreuzung Boulevard Montparnasse und Boulevard Raspail, um gesehen zu werden, und in gewisser Weise nahmen solche Lokale die Kolumnisten vorweg, als den täglichen Ersatz für Unsterblichkeit.“

This word in other languages

columnist(English)columnista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkolumnist
  • kloumnist
  • kollumnist
  • kolmunist
  • koluminst
  • kolummnist
  • kolumnisst
  • kolumnistt
  • kolumnits
  • kolumnnist
  • kolumnsit
  • kolunmist
  • koulmnist
  • oklumnist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kolumnist - 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.

kkolumnist1kloumnist2kollumnist1kolmunist2koluminst2kolummnist1kolumnisst1kolumnistt1
Edit distance from "Kolumnist"

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 "Kolumnist"?
"Kolumnist" is spelled K-O-L-U-M-N-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kolʊmˈnɪst].
What does "Kolumnist" mean?
As a noun, "Kolumnist" means: Autor eines kurzen, regelmäßig erscheinenden, journalistischen Beitrags in einer Zeitung oder einer Zeitschrift
What are common misspellings of "Kolumnist"?
Common misspellings include "kkolumnist", "kloumnist", "kollumnist", "kolmunist", "koluminst". The correct spelling is "Kolumnist".
How do you pronounce "Kolumnist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kolumnist" is [kolʊmˈnɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kolumnist" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kompakter#37,027Krawatten#37,033Kehrseite#37,013Ladekabel#37,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

kollidierte14 variantsKonditorei14 variantsjämmerlich14 variantslehrenden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list