Contergan
[ˌkɔntɐˈɡaːn]
The verdict
“Contergan” is uncommon German (frequency #90,114 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,114
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel, das während Schwangerschaft zu schweren Fehlbildungen bei den Kindern führte und deswegen aus dem Handel genommen wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-contergan · Contergan · German
Contergan · rank #90,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,114
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH Contenance
Nearest frequency peer: Contenance (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Contergan“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- considered
considered
9,891 corpus weight
- consul
consul
9,889 corpus weight
- Contenance
Contenance
9,888 corpus weight
- Contergan
Contergan
9,887 corpus weight
- cremige
cremige
9,885 corpus weight
- Cumshots
Cumshots
9,881 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Contergan“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Contergan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌkɔntɐˈɡaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Contergan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Contergan is uncommon German at frequency #90,114 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌkɔntɐˈɡaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel, das während Schwangerschaft zu schweren Fehlbildungen bei den Kindern führte und deswegen aus dem Handel genommen wurde".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Contergan, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Contergan, spelled C-O-N-T-E-R-G-A-N.
Definition
- 1Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel, das während Schwangerschaft zu schweren Fehlbildungen bei den Kindern führte und deswegen aus dem Handel genommen wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Contergan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Deutschland war das Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel Contergan von 1957 bis 1961 rezeptfrei vertrieben worden, es wurde auch von vielen Schwangeren genommen.“
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.
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