King of the Germans vs king

King of the Germans and king both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
King of the Germans	Yes	No	No	No
king	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, king is a hypernym of King of the Germans; that is, king is a word with a broader meaning than King of the Germans:

Other hypernyms of King of the Germans include male monarch, Rex.

King of the Germans (noun)	king (noun)
the sovereign ruler of the Germans	(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
	one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
	a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
	a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
	a very wealthy or powerful businessman
	a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
	the husband or widower of a queen
	preeminence in a particular category or group or field