Kronkorken

[ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩]

/[ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kronkorken” is uncommon German (frequency #78,217 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,217
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rundes, am Rand gezacktes Blechstück, das zum Verschluss von Flaschen dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-kronkorken · Kronkorken · German

Kronkorken · rank #78,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,217
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kristallinen

Nearest frequency peer: kristallinen (-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 „Kronkorken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kronkorken
PropertyValue
HeadwordKronkorken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kronkorken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kronkorkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kristallinen“ (#78,216), „Kundenkreis“ (#78,218), „kristalline“ (#78,215). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kronkorken“ bei #78,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kronkorken is uncommon German at frequency #78,217 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rundes, am Rand gezacktes Blechstück, das zum Verschluss von Flaschen dient".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kronkorken, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kronkorken, spelled K-R-O-N-K-O-R-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    rundes, am Rand gezacktes Blechstück, das zum Verschluss von Flaschen dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bierflaschen sind meist mit Kronkorken verschlossen und lassen sich nur schwer ohne Flaschenöffner öffnen.
  2. „Sie hebt den Kronkorken ab, hält sein Glas schräg und schenkt vorsichtig ein.“

Synonyms

Kronenverschluss

This word in other languages

chapa(Español)capsule(Français)cápsula(Português)

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 "Kronkorken"?
"Kronkorken" is spelled K-R-O-N-K-O-R-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩].
What does "Kronkorken" mean?
As a noun, "Kronkorken" means: rundes, am Rand gezacktes Blechstück, das zum Verschluss von Flaschen dient
How do you pronounce "Kronkorken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kronkorken" is [ˈkʁoːnˌkɔʁkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kronkorken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list