VK

/[faʊ̯kaː]/ noun

Letters

2 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,892

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

VK is aGermannoun. It means: Variationskoeffizient Pronounced [faʊ̯kaː]. Often confused with VW and VR.

Key facts for VK
PropertyValue
HeadwordVK
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faʊ̯kaː]
Letters2
Frequency rank#33,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of VK in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for VK is 2 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faʊ̯kaː]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,892 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 31 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for VK in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VW", "VR", "VO", and more, 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 VK, spelled V-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variationskoeffizient
  2. 2
    Vektorkardiograf
  3. 3
    Vektorkardiografie
  4. 4
    Verband der Kriegsdienstverweigerer
  5. 5
    Verbundkarten
  6. 6
    Verbundkatalog
  7. 7
    Vereinigtes Königreich
  8. 8
    Vergaserkraftstoff
  9. 9
    Verkaufspreis
  10. 10
    Verkehrskarte
  11. 11
    Verkehrskommissariat
  12. 12
    Verkehrskontrolle
  13. 13
    Verlagskatalog
  14. 14
    Vermögenskontrolle
  15. 15
    Versandkosten
  16. 16
    Versicherungskarte
  17. 17
    Versicherungskasse
  18. 18
    Versicherungskaufmann
  19. 19
    Verwaltungskommission
  20. 20
    Vitalkapazität
  21. 21
    Vizekanzler
  22. 22
    Vizekonsul
  23. 23
    Völklingen
  24. 24
    Vollkasko, Vollkaskoklasse
  25. 25
    Vollkeller
  26. 26
    Vollkraft
  27. 27
    Vorbehaltskauf
  28. 28
    Vorbehaltskäufer
  29. 29
    Vorkante
  30. 30
    Vorkultur
  31. 31
    Vorschriftenkommission

Frequency rank: #33,892 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "VK"?
"VK" is spelled V-K. The IPA pronunciation is [faʊ̯kaː].
What does "VK" mean?
As a noun, "VK" means: Variationskoeffizient
What words are commonly confused with "VK"?
"VK" is commonly confused with "VW", "VR", "VO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "VK"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "VK" is [faʊ̯kaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "VK" come from?
"VK" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.