Vollkorn

[ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn]

/[ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vollkorn” is uncommon German (frequency #57,546 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,546
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit essbarer Bestandteile des Getreidekorns – also Mehlkörper, Schale und Keimling

Key facts for Vollkorn
PropertyValue
HeadwordVollkorn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vollkorn” 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). Vollkorn lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Vollkorn is uncommon German at frequency #57,546 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit essbarer Bestandteile des Getreidekorns – also Mehlkörper, Schale und Keimling".

Vollkorn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vollkorn, spelled V-O-L-L-K-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit essbarer Bestandteile des Getreidekorns – also Mehlkörper, Schale und Keimling

This word in other languages

wholemeal(English)

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 "Vollkorn"?
"Vollkorn" is spelled V-O-L-L-K-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn].
What does "Vollkorn" mean?
As a noun, "Vollkorn" means: Gesamtheit essbarer Bestandteile des Getreidekorns – also Mehlkörper, Schale und Keimling
How do you pronounce "Vollkorn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vollkorn" is [ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vollkorn" come from?
"Vollkorn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Vollkorn”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-L-K-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔlˌkɔʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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