Koran

/[koˈʁaːn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,681

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Koran is aGermannoun. It means: das heilige Buch des Islam Pronounced [koˈʁaːn]. Often confused with Kram and Korb.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Koran is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈʁaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,681 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das heilige Buch des Islam".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Koran, with forms such as "kkoran", "koarn", and "korann". 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 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 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 Koran, spelled K-O-R-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das heilige Buch des Islam

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkoran,koarn,korann,korna,korran,kroan,okran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Koran

Misspelling Variants of "Koran"

kkoran6koarn5korann6korna5korran6kroan5okran5
Misspelling Variants of "Koran"

Frequency rank: #10,681 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.