Kordon
[kɔʁˈdɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Kordon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - polizeiliche oder militärische Absperrung, vor allem durch eine Reihe von Posten
Corpus desk
Index DE-kordon · Kordon · German
Kordon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kordon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔʁˈdɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kordon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kordon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔʁˈdɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kordon, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kordon, spelled K-O-R-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1polizeiliche oder militärische Absperrung, vor allem durch eine Reihe von Posten
- 2Band, an dem hohe Orden befestigt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kordon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während die Ghettobewohner, eine Gruppe nach der anderen, den Wald erreichten, wurden sie von einem sich immer enger schließenden Kordon von Wachen zu den Gruben getrieben.“
„Je tiefer ich in die Bannmeile des Parlaments vordringe, vorbei an Staatsoper, Humboldt-Universität und Museum für Deutsche Geschichte, je näher ich dem »Ballast der Republik« komme, wie der sächselnde Volksmund Honeckers Herzeige-Palast nennt, desto dichter wird der Kordon.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.