Kormoran
[ˈkɔʁmoˌʁaːn]
The verdict
“Kormoran” is uncommon German (frequency #95,836 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,836
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger der Vogelgattung Phalacrocorax
Corpus desk
Index DE-kormoran · Kormoran · German
Kormoran · rank #95,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,836
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH koreanisches
Nearest frequency peer: koreanisches (-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 „Kormoran“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kontrasten
Kontrasten
4,169 corpus weight
- konus
konus
4,168 corpus weight
- koppelt
koppelt
4,167 corpus weight
- koreanisches
koreanisches
4,166 corpus weight
- Kormoran
Kormoran
4,165 corpus weight
- korruptes
korruptes
4,164 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kormoran“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kormoran |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔʁmoˌʁaːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #95,836 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kormoran“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kormoran is uncommon German at frequency #95,836 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔʁmoˌʁaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kormoran, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kormoran, spelled K-O-R-M-O-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger der Vogelgattung Phalacrocorax
- 2speziell die Vogelart Phalacrocorax carbo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kormoran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Krähenscharbe gehört zu den Kormoranen.
Der Kormoran ist aufgrund seiner Gefräßigkeit eine Bedrohung für unsere Fischbestände.
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); 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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