concern

[kənˈsɜːn]

/[kənˈsɜːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“concern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,365 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,365
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angelegenheit

Key facts for concern
PropertyValue
Headwordconcern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kənˈsɜːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “concern” 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). concern lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for concern is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kənˈsɜːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,365 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

concern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 concern, spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angelegenheit
  2. 2
    Betrieb
  3. 3
    Beziehung
  4. 4
    Interesse
  5. 5
    Wichtigkeit
  6. 6
    Bedenken
  7. 7
    Geschichte

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 "concern"?
"concern" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kənˈsɜːn].
What does "concern" mean?
As a noun, "concern" means: Angelegenheit
How do you pronounce "concern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concern" is [kənˈsɜːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concern" come from?
"concern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “concern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-C-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kənˈsɜːn] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list