Korrespondent

[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt]

/[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Korrespondent” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,648
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Journalist, der als auswärtiger Mitarbeiter für ein Medium (Funk, Presse, …) arbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-korrespondent · Korrespondent · German

Korrespondent · rank #20,648 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,648
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konzepts

Nearest frequency peer: Konzepts (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Korrespondent“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Korrespondent“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Korrespondent vs Korrespondenz
92% similar
Korrespondent vs Korrespondenten
87% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Korrespondent
PropertyValue
HeadwordKorrespondent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#20,648
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Korrespondent“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Korrespondentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Konzepts“ (#20,647), „Krakau“ (#20,649), „Konstrukt“ (#20,646). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Korrespondent“ bei #20,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Korrespondent (IPA [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,648 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Korrespondent, with forms such as "kkorrespondent", "korerspondent", and "korespondent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Korrespondenz", "Korrespondenten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Korrespondent, spelled K-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Journalist, der als auswärtiger Mitarbeiter für ein Medium (Funk, Presse, …) arbeitet
  2. 2
    Person, die für ihren Arbeitgeber den Schriftwechsel führt
  3. 3
    Person, die in einem regelmäßigen Schriftwechsel steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für Korrespondenten wie mich ist das natürlich äußerst praktisch, denn auch deutsche Redaktionen vertrauen diesen Ranglisten blind.“
  2. „Die europäische Presse versammelte ihre Korrespondenten in London, deren Berichte sich vor wissenschaftlicher Euphorie überschlugen.“

Synonyms

Berichterstatter

This word in other languages

correspondent(English)corresponsal(Español)correspondant(Français)congruente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkorrespondent
  • korerspondent
  • korespondent
  • korrepsondent
  • korresopndent
  • korrespnodent
  • korrespodnent
  • korresponddent
  • korrespondennt
  • korrespondentt
  • korrespondetn
  • korrespondnet
  • korresponednt
  • korresponndent
  • korresppondent
  • korresspondent
  • korrsepondent
  • krorespondent
  • okrrespondent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Korrespondent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkorrespondent1korerspondent2korespondent1korrepsondent2korresopndent2korrespnodent2korrespodnent2korresponddent1
Edit distance from "Korrespondent"

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 "Korrespondent"?
"Korrespondent" is spelled K-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt].
What does "Korrespondent" mean?
As a noun, "Korrespondent" means: Journalist, der als auswärtiger Mitarbeiter für ein Medium (Funk, Presse, …) arbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Korrespondent"?
"Korrespondent" is commonly confused with "Korrespondenz", "Korrespondenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Korrespondent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Korrespondent" is [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Korrespondent" come from?
"Korrespondent" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

konservativer#20,645Künstlerinnen#20,652Islamisierung#20,632Interaktionen#20,630

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Nachfolgerin19 variantsnennenswerten19 variantsgleichwertig19 variantsexemplarisch19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list