Korbinian
[kɔʁˈbiːni̯aːn]
The verdict
“Korbinian” is uncommon German (frequency #71,536 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,536
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Korbinian |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kɔʁˈbiːni̯aːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Korbinian” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Korbinian is uncommon German at frequency #71,536 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɔʁˈbiːni̯aːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Korbinian, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Korbinian, spelled K-O-R-B-I-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
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.
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Using “Korbinian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-R-B-I-N-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔʁˈbiːni̯aːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.