Kordel

[ˈkɔʁdl̩]

/[ˈkɔʁdl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kordel” is uncommon German (frequency #75,882 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,882
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dicke runde Schnur aus zusammengedrehten Fäden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kordel · Kordel · German

Kordel · rank #75,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,882
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konventionell…

Nearest frequency peer: konventionelles (-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 „Kordel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kordel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKordel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔʁdl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kordel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kordelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „konventionelles“ (#75,881), „korrigierten“ (#75,883), „kontroverser“ (#75,880). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kordel“ bei #75,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kordel is uncommon German at frequency #75,882 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔʁdl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kordel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Kordel, spelled K-O-R-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    dicke runde Schnur aus zusammengedrehten Fäden
  2. 2
    Bindfaden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das wie ein Fisch geformte Seifenstück war an einer hellblauen Kordel aufgehängt.
  2. „Joe zog sich die graue Nadelstreifenhose des alten Mannes an, band sie mit einem Stück Kordel in der Taille zusammen und glättete dann die Haare zur Seite.“

Synonyms

Kordelschnur

This word in other languages

cord(English)cordon(Français)

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 "Kordel"?
"Kordel" is spelled K-O-R-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔʁdl̩].
What does "Kordel" mean?
As a noun, "Kordel" means: dicke runde Schnur aus zusammengedrehten Fäden
How do you pronounce "Kordel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kordel" is [ˈkɔʁdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kordel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kommis#75,870knorke#75,865Latium#75,912leasen#75,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list