Nordkorea

[ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa]

/[ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa]/ name

The verdict

“Nordkorea” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,113 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#8,113
frequency rank, German
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Staat in der nördlichen Hälfte der koreanischen Halbinsel, der als diktatorisch regiert gilt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nordkorea vs Nordkoreas
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nordkorea
PropertyValue
HeadwordNordkorea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,113
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nordkorea” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nordkorea lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nordkorea is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,113 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Staat in der nördlichen Hälfte der koreanischen Halbinsel, der als diktatorisch regiert gilt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nordkorea, with forms such as "nnordkorea", "nodrkorea", and "norddkorea". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Nordkoreas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Nordkorea, spelled N-O-R-D-K-O-R-E-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in der nördlichen Hälfte der koreanischen Halbinsel, der als diktatorisch regiert gilt

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnordkorea,nodrkorea,norddkorea,nordkkorea,nordkoera,nordkorae,nordkorrea,nordkroea,nordokrea,norkdorea,norrdkorea,nrodkorea,onrdkorea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nordkorea - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Nordkorea"

nnordkorea1nodrkorea2norddkorea1nordkkorea1nordkoera2nordkorae2nordkorrea1nordkroea2
Edit distance from "Nordkorea"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nordkorea"?
"Nordkorea" is spelled N-O-R-D-K-O-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa].
What does "Nordkorea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nordkorea" means: Staat in der nördlichen Hälfte der koreanischen Halbinsel, der als diktatorisch regiert gilt
What words are commonly confused with "Nordkorea"?
"Nordkorea" is commonly confused with "Nordkoreas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nordkorea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nordkorea" is [ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nordkorea" come from?
"Nordkorea" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Nordkorea”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-O-R-D-K-O-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnɔʁtkoˈʁeːa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Nordkoreas” - see the side-by-side comparison. Nordkorea vs Nordkoreas
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list