Korner

name

"korner" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Korner” is uncommon English (frequency #90,633 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,633
frequency rank, English
9,255
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.

Key facts for Korner
PropertyValue
HeadwordKorner
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Korner” sits in English 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). Korner lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Korner is uncommon English at frequency #90,633 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Korner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Körner. The correct English form is Korner, spelled K-O-R-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Körner.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Korner"?
"Korner" is spelled K-O-R-N-E-R.
What does "Korner" mean?
As a proper noun, "Korner" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Korner"?
Borrowed from German Körner. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Korner”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is K-O-R-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English 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