Koordinate

[koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə]

/[koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Koordinate” is uncommon German (frequency #79,402 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,402
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahl, welche die Entfernung eines Punktes von einer Hyperebene (zum Beispiel Koordinatenachse oder -ebene) in einem geometrischen Raum angibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-koordinate · Koordinate · German

Koordinate · rank #79,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,402
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kooperativer

Nearest frequency peer: kooperativer (-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 „Koordinate“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Koordinate
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoordinate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Koordinate“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Koordinatefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kooperativer“ (#79,401), „Kopfgeldjäger“ (#79,403), „Kontakts“ (#79,400). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koordinate“ bei #79,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Koordinate is uncommon German at frequency #79,402 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Koordinate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Koordinate, spelled K-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zahl, welche die Entfernung eines Punktes von einer Hyperebene (zum Beispiel Koordinatenachse oder -ebene) in einem geometrischen Raum angibt
  2. 2
    Zahl, welche die Entfernung eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche vom Äquator oder Nullmeridian angibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mithilfe mehrerer Koordinaten konnte er ein Dreieck konstruieren.
  2. Der Pilot fand die Landebahn nicht, da die Koordinaten falsch waren.

This word in other languages

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 "Koordinate"?
"Koordinate" is spelled K-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə].
What does "Koordinate" mean?
As a noun, "Koordinate" means: Zahl, welche die Entfernung eines Punktes von einer Hyperebene (zum Beispiel Koordinatenachse oder -ebene) in einem geometrischen Raum angibt
How do you pronounce "Koordinate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koordinate" is [koʔɔʁdiˈnaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koordinate" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list