Königin

/[ˈkøːnɪɡɪn]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,837

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Königin is aGermannoun. It means: nach der Kaiserin höchste monarchische Würdenträgerin eines Staates (Königreichs) Pronounced [ˈkøːnɪɡɪn]. It ranks #2,837 in German word frequency. Often confused with Königs and König.

Key facts for Königin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKönigin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkøːnɪɡɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,837
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Königin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Königin is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkøːnɪɡɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,837 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Königin, with forms such as "kkönigin", "knöigin", and "köingin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Königs", "König", "Könige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Königin, spelled K-Ö-N-I-G-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach der Kaiserin höchste monarchische Würdenträgerin eines Staates (Königreichs)
  2. 2
    die Erste, Beste, Schönste ihrer Art
  3. 3
    Eier legendes Tier bei staatenbildenden Hautflüglern und Termiten
  4. 4
    veraltete, weniger übliche Bezeichnung für die Dame, die mächtigste Figur beim Schach

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkönigin,knöigin,köingin,köngiin,königgin,königinn,königni,köniign,könnigin,öknigin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Königin

Misspelling Variants of "Königin"

kkönigin8knöigin7köingin7köngiin7königgin8königinn8königni7köniign7
Misspelling Variants of "Königin"

Frequency rank: #2,837 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Königin"?
"Königin" is spelled K-Ö-N-I-G-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkøːnɪɡɪn].
What does "Königin" mean?
As a noun, "Königin" means: nach der Kaiserin höchste monarchische Würdenträgerin eines Staates (Königreichs)
What words are commonly confused with "Königin"?
"Königin" is commonly confused with "Königs", "König", "Könige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Königin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Königin" is [ˈkøːnɪɡɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Königin" come from?
"Königin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.