contract

[ˈkɒntrækt]

/[ˈkɒntrækt]/ noun

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The verdict

“contract” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,465
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-contract · contract · German

contract · rank #40,465 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,465
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH coin

Nearest frequency peer: coin (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „contract“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „contract“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contract vs contra
75% similar
contract vs contact
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contract
PropertyValue
Headwordcontract
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɒntrækt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,465
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „contract“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).contractliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „coin“ (#40,464), „crews“ (#40,466), „Cumshot“ (#40,467). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „contract“ bei #40,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around contract (IPA [ˈkɒntrækt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,465 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contract, with forms such as "ccontract", "cnotract", and "conntract". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "contra", "contact", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is contract, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertrag
  2. 2
    Vertragsrecht, Recht der vertraglichen Schuldverhältnisse

Synonyms

agreementlaw of contractcontract law

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontract
  • cnotract
  • conntract
  • conrtact
  • contarct
  • contracct
  • contractt
  • contratc
  • contrcat
  • contrract
  • conttract
  • cotnract
  • ocntract

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contract - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontract1cnotract2conntract1conrtact2contarct2contracct1contractt1contratc2
Edit distance from "contract"

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 "contract"?
"contract" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɒntrækt].
What does "contract" mean?
As a noun, "contract" means: Vertrag
What words are commonly confused with "contract"?
"contract" is commonly confused with "contra", "contact". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contract"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contract" is [ˈkɒntrækt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contract" come from?
"contract" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bereisen#40,436beneidet#40,432bemalten#40,431Endlager#40,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Bootshaus13 variantsBlättchen13 variantsBereiches13 variantsEndgeräte13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list