Korinthenkacker
[koˈʁɪntənˌkakɐ]
The verdict
“Korinthenkacker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pedantischer, kleinlicher, perfektionistischer und rechthaberischer Mensch, der sich an unwichtigen Details festbeißt
Corpus desk
Index DE-korinthenkacker · Korinthenkacker · German
Korinthenkacker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Korinthenkacker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈʁɪntənˌkakɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Korinthenkacker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Korinthenkacker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈʁɪntənˌkakɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pedantischer, kleinlicher, perfektionistischer und rechthaberischer Mensch, der sich an unwichtigen Details festbeißt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Korinthenkacker in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Korinthenkacker, spelled K-O-R-I-N-T-H-E-N-K-A-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1pedantischer, kleinlicher, perfektionistischer und rechthaberischer Mensch, der sich an unwichtigen Details festbeißt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Korinthenkacker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Person X: „Auf meinem Brötchen ist Nutella.“
„Nach zehn Jahren Kampf gegen Kleinkarierte und Korinthenkacker sieht der Ombudsmann es als Erfolg an, dass viele nationale Behörden einen EU-einheitlichen Verhaltenskodex für gutes Verwaltungshandeln anwenden.“
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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.