koscher

[ˈkoːʃɐ]

/[ˈkoːʃɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“koscher” is uncommon German (frequency #51,477 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,477
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend rein und daher zum Verzehr erlaubt

Corpus desk

Index DE-koscher · koscher · German

koscher · rank #51,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,477
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Korans

Nearest frequency peer: Korans (-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 „koscher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for koscher
PropertyValue
Headwordkoscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkoːʃɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „koscher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).koscherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Korans“ (#51,476), „koordinierten“ (#51,475), „kostenpflichtigen“ (#51,479). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „koscher“ bei #51,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

koscher is uncommon German at frequency #51,477 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkoːʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for koscher in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is koscher, spelled K-O-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend rein und daher zum Verzehr erlaubt
  2. 2
    in tadellosem Zustand; fehlerfrei; unbedenklich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber ich kann beschwören, daß ich an Juden nie Fleisch verkauft habe, das nicht »koscher« (nach den rituellen Vorschriften erlaubt) war.“
  2. „Doch eigentlich geht es in dieser Geschichte um vier Männer, die eine ziemlich verrückte Geschäftsidee hatten: in der ostdeutschen Provinz koscheres Bier zu produzieren. "Simcha", das Pils aus Hartmannsdorf nahe Chemnitz, ist nach Auskunft des Deutschen Brauer-Bundes das einzige koschere Bier Deutschlands und "erfährt ganz aktuell eine große Nachfrage".“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "koscher"?
"koscher" is spelled K-O-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːʃɐ].
What does "koscher" mean?
As an adjective, "koscher" means: den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend rein und daher zum Verzehr erlaubt
How do you pronounce "koscher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "koscher" is [ˈkoːʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "koscher" come from?
"koscher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list