König

\ˈkøːnɪç\

/\ˈkøːnɪç\/ noun

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The verdict

“König” is uncommon French (frequency #78,561 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,561
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-konig · König · French

König · rank #78,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,561
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Labrie

Nearest frequency peer: Labrie (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « König »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « König » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for König
PropertyValue
HeadwordKönig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkøːnɪç\
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « König » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Königtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Labrie » (#78,562), « Kristof » (#78,559), « lactosérum » (#78,563). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « König » est au #78,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

König is uncommon French at frequency #78,561 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkøːnɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

König has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is König, spelled K-Ö-N-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roi.
  2. 2
    La personne la plus importante, puissante, connue.
  3. 3
    Roi.
  4. 4
    Roi, pièce du jeu d’échecs.
  5. 5
    Quille centrale au jeu de quilles.
  6. 6
    Amas de métal qui se sépare du laitier lors de la fusion du minerai.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how König appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach vielen Jahren auf dem Thron dankte der König zugunsten seines Sohnes ab.
  2. Sam Bankman-Fried hielt sich für den König Midas der Kryptowelt. Er endete als schnöder Abzocker.

Synonyms

HerrscherMonarchRegent

Antonyms

Untertan

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "König"?
"König" is spelled K-Ö-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkøːnɪç\.
What does "König" mean?
As a noun, "König" means: Roi.
How do you pronounce "König"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "König" is \ˈkøːnɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "König" come from?
"König" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "König", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kalou#78,550Libya#78,580locos#78,586Izieu#78,531

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list