Korridor
[ˈkɔʁidoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Korridor” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,981 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,981
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Verbindungsgang im Inneren eines Gebäudes, von dem aus die jeweiligen Zimmer zu erreichen sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Korridor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔʁidoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Korridor” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Korridor is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔʁidoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,981 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Korridor, with forms such as "kkorridor", "koridor", and "korirdor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Korridor, spelled K-O-R-R-I-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1ein Verbindungsgang im Inneren eines Gebäudes, von dem aus die jeweiligen Zimmer zu erreichen sind
- 2(schmaler) Landstreifen, der Zugang über oder durch fremdes Territorium gewährt
- 3(schmaler) Landstreifen, der Zugang über oder durch fremdes Territorium gewährt
- 4(schmaler) Landstreifen, der Zugang über oder durch fremdes Territorium gewährt
- 5Verbindung zwischen isolierten Lebensräumen
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkorridor,koridor,korirdor,korrdior,korriddor,korridorr,korridro,korriodr,kroridor,okrridor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Korridor - 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.
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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Using “Korridor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-R-R-I-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔʁidoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.