König

Name: König, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkøːnɪç]

/[ˈkøːnɪç]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“König” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#816
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-konig · König · German

König · rank #816 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-CORE #816
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kultur

Nearest frequency peer: Kultur (-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.

häufig

99,188
Interesse

99,187
Kultur

99,186
König

99,185
La

99,184
Luft

99,183

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

König vs kung

40% similar

König vs könnt

40% similar

König vs könne

40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for König
Property	Value
Headword	König
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkøːnɪç]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#816
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „König“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Königliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#816

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kultur“ (#815), „La“ (#817), „Interesse“ (#814). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „König“ bei #816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around König (IPA [ˈkøːnɪç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #816 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for König, with forms such as "kkönig", "knöig", and "köing". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kung", "könnt", "könne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is König, spelled K-Ö-N-I-G.

Definition

1
höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen
2
wichtigste Figur im Schachspiel
3
Spielkarte in verschiedenen Kartenspielen
4
wichtigste, erfolgreichste, mächtigste oder bekannteste Person aus einer Gruppe
5
Metallkönig, Regulus, das beim Probieren der Erze festgestellte Metall, beim Schmelzen von Metallverbindungen im Tiegel erhaltene Metallklumpen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der König stattete der Stadt einen Besuch ab.
„Deshalb nimmt es der König als einen Verwaltungs- oder Mildtätigkeitsmangel … Armut und Verbrechen sind zwei große Übel; wer kann sie heilen?“.

Synonyms

Herrscher Monarch Regent

Antonyms

Untertan

This word in other languages

king(English)rey(Español)roi(Français)rei(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkönig
knöig
köing
köngi
königg
könnig
öknig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of König - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "König"

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 "König"?

"König" is spelled K-Ö-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkøːnɪç].

What does "König" mean?

As a noun, "König" means: höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen

What words are commonly confused with "König"?

"König" is commonly confused with "kung", "könnt", "könne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "König"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "König" is [ˈkøːnɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "König" come from?

"König" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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