PKK
[peːkaːˈkaː]
The verdict
“PKK” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,459 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #13,459
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans
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 | PKK |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [peːkaːˈkaː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #13,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “PKK” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for PKK is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peːkaːˈkaː]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,459 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for PKK in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is PKK, spelled P-K-K.
Definition
- 1Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans
- 2Parteikontrollkommission
- 3Parlamentarische Kontrollkommission der Landtage Brandenburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und der Bremischen Bürgerschaft; wird medial auch für den Landtag Thüringens verwendet
Synonyms
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.
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Using “PKK”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-K-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peːkaːˈkaː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PS” - see the side-by-side comparison. PKK vs PS
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.