Koterie
[kotəˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Koterie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personengruppe, die sich gegen Außenstehende abschirmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-koterie · Koterie · German
Koterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koterie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kotəˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Koterie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Koterie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kotəˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personengruppe, die sich gegen Außenstehende abschirmt".
Koterie has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Koterie, spelled K-O-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Personengruppe, die sich gegen Außenstehende abschirmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Koterie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie sprechen von einer Koterie?“
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