kohlrabi

Name: kohlrabi, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/

//koʊlˈɹɑb.i// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“kohlrabi” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

Key facts for kohlrabi
Property	Value
Headword	kohlrabi
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/koʊlˈɹɑb.i/
Letters	8
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kohlrabi” sits in English frequency

kohlrabi falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kohlrabi is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.".

Zero misspellings are on record for kohlrabi in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”). The correct English form is kohlrabi, spelled K-O-H-L-R-A-B-I.

Definition

1
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).

This word in other languages

colirrábano(Español)chou-rave(Français)Kohlrabi(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kohlrabi"?

"kohlrabi" is spelled K-O-H-L-R-A-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/.

What does "kohlrabi" mean?

As a noun, "kohlrabi" means: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

How do you pronounce "kohlrabi"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kohlrabi" is /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "kohlrabi"?

Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “kohlrabi”

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

The one correct English spelling is K-O-H-L-R-A-B-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.