contract killer

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The verdict

“contract killer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Auftragsmörder, der Killer

Corpus desk

Index DE-contract-killer · contract killer · German

contract killer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for contract killer
PropertyValue
Headwordcontract killer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contract killer” sits in German frequency

contract killer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contract killer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Auftragsmörder, der Killer".

contract killer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is contract killer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T- -K-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Auftragsmörder, der Killer

Synonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contract killer"?
"contract killer" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T- -K-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "contract killer" mean?
As a noun, "contract killer" means: der Auftragsmörder, der Killer
How do you pronounce "contract killer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contract killer" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contract killer" come from?
"contract killer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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