Körnung

[ˈkœʁnʊŋ]

/[ˈkœʁnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Körnung” is uncommon German (frequency #78,225 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,225
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Granulation

Corpus desk

Index DE-kornung · Körnung · German

Körnung · rank #78,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,225
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Körperzellen

Nearest frequency peer: Körperzellen (+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 „Körnung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Körnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKörnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkœʁnʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Körnung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Körnungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Körperzellen“ (#78,226), „Käserei“ (#78,223), „kurbelt“ (#78,222). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Körnung“ bei #78,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Körnung is uncommon German at frequency #78,225 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkœʁnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Körnung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Körnung, spelled K-Ö-R-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Granulation
  2. 2
    Futterstelle
  3. 3
    das Körnen, Zerkleinern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Abschleifen schöner alter Möbel sollte man ein Sandpapier mit möglichst feiner Körnung benutzen.
  2. Vor allem im Winter ist es wichtig, die Körnungen gut zu versorgen.

Synonyms

Granulation

This word in other languages

grain(English)grainage(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 "Körnung"?
"Körnung" is spelled K-Ö-R-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœʁnʊŋ].
What does "Körnung" mean?
As a noun, "Körnung" means: Granulation
How do you pronounce "Körnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Körnung" is [ˈkœʁnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Körnung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Käserei#78,223kurbelt#78,222Leonora#78,249Maklern#78,272

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list