Korb

/[kɔʁp]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,053

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Korb is aGermannoun. It means: oben offener, geflochtener Behälter Pronounced [kɔʁp]. It ranks #9,053 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kr and kot.

Key facts for Korb
PropertyValue
HeadwordKorb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔʁp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,053
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Korb is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔʁp]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,053 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Korb, with forms such as "kkorb", "kobr", and "korbb". 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, "Kr", "kot", "Kür", 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 Korb, spelled K-O-R-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    oben offener, geflochtener Behälter
  2. 2
    Ablehnung eines Antrags
  3. 3
    Korbgeflecht (für Korb- oder Rattanmöbel)
  4. 4
    Faschine
  5. 5
    Förderkorb
  6. 6
    Gondel am Ballon
  7. 7
    Bienenkorb
  8. 8
    in 3,05 m Höhe befestigter Ring mit einem Netz
  9. 9
    Treffer im Basketball
  10. 10
    Gesichtsschutz aus Drahtgitter
  11. 11
    halbkugelförmiger Handschutz aus Metall

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkorb,kobr,korbb,korrb,krob,okrb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Korb

Misspelling Variants of "Korb"

kkorb5kobr4korbb5korrb5krob4okrb4
Misspelling Variants of "Korb"

Frequency rank: #9,053 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Korb"?
"Korb" is spelled K-O-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔʁp].
What does "Korb" mean?
As a noun, "Korb" means: oben offener, geflochtener Behälter
What words are commonly confused with "Korb"?
"Korb" is commonly confused with "Kr", "kot", "Kür". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Korb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Korb" is [kɔʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Korb" come from?
"Korb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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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.