Küken
[ˈkyːkn̩]
The verdict
“Küken” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,935
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frisch geschlüpfter Vogel
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuken · Küken · German
Küken · rank #15,935 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,935
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kunstgeschich…
Nearest frequency peer: Kunstgeschichte (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Küken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Korrekturen
Korrekturen
84,069 corpus weight
- Kranker
Kranker
84,068 corpus weight
- Kunstgeschi…
Kunstgeschichte
84,067 corpus weight
- Küken
Küken
84,066 corpus weight
- leckeres
leckeres
84,065 corpus weight
- Ligen
Ligen
84,064 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Küken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Küken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkyːkn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #15,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Küken” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Küken (IPA [ˈkyːkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,935 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Küken, with forms such as "kküen", "kküken", and "küekn". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kun", "Kunden", "küssen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Küken, spelled K-Ü-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1frisch geschlüpfter Vogel
- 2ein frisch geschlüpftes Huhn
- 3ein Teil einer Absperr-Vorrichtung in der Chemie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Küken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Küken [des Kiebitzes] sind Nestflüchter und verlassen das Nest bereits wenige Stunden nach dem Schlupf.“
Dort legen unsere Hühner Eier und brüten ihre Küken aus.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kküen
- kküken
- küekn
- kükenn
- kükken
- kükne
- ükken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Küken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Küken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Küken". Here's where to go from here.
- "Küken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kun". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #15,935 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.