container

/[kɔnˈteːnɐ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,536

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

container is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs containern Pronounced [kɔnˈteːnɐ]. It ranks #8,536 in German word frequency. Often confused with Containern.

Key facts for container
PropertyValue
Headwordcontainer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔnˈteːnɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,536
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of container in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for container is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈteːnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,536 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for container, with forms such as "ccontainer", "cnotainer", and "conatiner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Containern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is container, spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs containern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs containern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontainer,cnotainer,conatiner,conntainer,contaienr,containerr,containner,containre,contanier,contianer,conttainer,cotnainer,ocntainer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for container

Misspelling Variants of "container"

ccontainer10cnotainer9conatiner9conntainer10contaienr9containerr10containner10containre9
Misspelling Variants of "container"

Frequency rank: #8,536 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "container"?
"container" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈteːnɐ].
What does "container" mean?
As a verb, "container" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs containern
What words are commonly confused with "container"?
"container" is commonly confused with "Containern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "container"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "container" is [kɔnˈteːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "container" come from?
"container" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.