korrekt

/[kɔˈʁɛkt]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,667

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

korrekt is anGermanadj. It means: so, dass etwas richtig und nicht falsch ist Pronounced [kɔˈʁɛkt]. It ranks #3,667 in German word frequency. Often confused with korrupt and Korsett.

Key facts for korrekt
PropertyValue
Headwordkorrekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kɔˈʁɛkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,667
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of korrekt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for korrekt is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔˈʁɛkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,667 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for korrekt, with forms such as "kkorrekt", "korekt", and "korerkt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "korrupt", "Korsett", "korrekte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is korrekt, spelled K-O-R-R-E-K-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass etwas richtig und nicht falsch ist
  2. 2
    so, dass etwas den (herrschenden, geltenden) Regeln entspricht menschlich fair oder der Lage entsprechend angemessen ist
  3. 3
    gut

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkorrekt,korekt,korerkt,korrekkt,korrektt,korretk,korrket,krorekt,okrrekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for korrekt

Misspelling Variants of "korrekt"

kkorrekt8korekt6korerkt7korrekkt8korrektt8korretk7korrket7krorekt7
Misspelling Variants of "korrekt"

Frequency rank: #3,667 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "korrekt"?
"korrekt" is spelled K-O-R-R-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈʁɛkt].
What does "korrekt" mean?
As an adj, "korrekt" means: so, dass etwas richtig und nicht falsch ist
What words are commonly confused with "korrekt"?
"korrekt" is commonly confused with "korrupt", "Korsett", "korrekte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "korrekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "korrekt" is [kɔˈʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "korrekt" come from?
"korrekt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.