Koralle

[koˈʁalə]

/[koˈʁalə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Koralle” is uncommon German (frequency #63,480 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,480
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meerestier aus der Klasse der Blumentiere, das in Kolonien lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-koralle · Koralle · German

Koralle · rank #63,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,480
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konzernchef

Nearest frequency peer: Konzernchef (-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 „Koralle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Koralle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoralle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈʁalə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Koralle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Konzernchef“ (#63,479), „Korrespondentin“ (#63,481), „konvex“ (#63,478). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koralle“ bei #63,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Koralle is uncommon German at frequency #63,480 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈʁalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Koralle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Koralle, spelled K-O-R-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meerestier aus der Klasse der Blumentiere, das in Kolonien lebt
  2. 2
    Das von Steinkorallen gebildete Kalkskelett
  3. 3
    Schmuckstein aus [2]
  4. 4
    Familie der Pilze ( Ramariaceae)
  5. 5
    Stachelhalsband bei abzurichtenden Hunden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Korallen leben ausschließlich im Meer.
  2. „Die Koralle führt zurück zur Wunderkammer, wo sie als eines ihrer schönsten Exponate zu Ehren kam.“

Synonyms

KorallenhalsbandKorallenschmuckStachelhalsband

This word in other languages

coral(English)coral(Español)corail(Français)coral(Português)

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 "Koralle"?
"Koralle" is spelled K-O-R-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈʁalə].
What does "Koralle" mean?
As a noun, "Koralle" means: Meerestier aus der Klasse der Blumentiere, das in Kolonien lebt
How do you pronounce "Koralle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koralle" is [koˈʁalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koralle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kessels#63,464Laschen#63,503lauerte#63,504lausche#63,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list