Koran

[koˈʁaːn]

/[koˈʁaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Koran” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,681
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das heilige Buch des Islam

Corpus desk

Index DE-koran · Koran · German

Koran · rank #10,681 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,681
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konsens

Nearest frequency peer: Konsens (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Koran“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Koran vs Kram
60% similar
Koran vs Korb
60% similar
Koran vs Korn
80% similar

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

Key facts for Koran
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈʁaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,681
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Koran“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Konsens“ (#10,680), „Kragen“ (#10,682), „Komplexität“ (#10,679). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koran“ bei #10,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Koran (IPA [koˈʁaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,681 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das heilige Buch des Islam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Koran, with forms such as "kkoran", "koarn", and "korann". 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, "Kram", "Korb", "Korn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Koran, spelled K-O-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das heilige Buch des Islam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Koran ist ein sprechendes Universum und das Universum ein schweigender Koran.“ - muslimisches Sprichwort
  2. „Die Eroberer verkünden eine neue Religion, den Islam, und verbreiten mit dem Koran eine neue Gesellschaftsordnung.“

This word in other languages

Qur'an(English)Corán(Español)Coran(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkoran
  • koarn
  • korann
  • korna
  • korran
  • kroan
  • okran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Koran - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkoran1koarn2korann1korna2korran1kroan2okran2
Edit distance from "Koran"

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 "Koran"?
"Koran" is spelled K-O-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈʁaːn].
What does "Koran" mean?
As a noun, "Koran" means: das heilige Buch des Islam
What words are commonly confused with "Koran"?
"Koran" is commonly confused with "Kram", "Korb", "Korn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Koran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koran" is [koˈʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koran" come from?
"Koran" 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 "Koran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jeher#10,675loben#10,688Maier#10,691gucke#10,669

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kummer7 variantsmetro7 variantsFähre7 variantsflair7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list