kona

[ˈkoːna]

/[ˈkoːna]/ noun

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The verdict

“kona” is uncommon German (frequency #93,162 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,162
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-kona · kona · German

kona · rank #93,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,162
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommissaren

Nearest frequency peer: Kommissaren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kona“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kona“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kona
PropertyValue
Headwordkona
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#93,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kona“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).konafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kommissaren“ (#93,161), „Kondensat“ (#93,163), „komfortables“ (#93,160). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kona“ bei #93,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kona is uncommon German at frequency #93,162 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

kona has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kona, spelled K-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frau
  2. 2
    verheiratete Frau
  3. 3
    Ehefrau
  4. 4
    Hausfrau, Frau des Hauses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tað viktigasta er at bæði maður og kona eru glað, ikki sannheit?
  2. Elsti maður ella kona á tingi, ellisformaðurin, tekur sæti í formanssessinum.

Synonyms

kvinnakvennmaðurkonufólkfrúgvdamaeginkonahústrú

Antonyms

maðurgentafrúgv

This word in other languages

woman(English)

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 "kona"?
"kona" is spelled K-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːna].
What does "kona" mean?
As a noun, "kona" means: Frau
How do you pronounce "kona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kona" is [ˈkoːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kona" come from?
"kona" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kone#93,164Kube#93,185jive#93,118Isen#93,113

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list