contrast

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The verdict

“contrast” is uncommon German (frequency #98,276 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,276
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (to contrast something (with something)) etwas vergleichend gegenüberstellen, kontrastieren

Key facts for contrast
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contrast” 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). contrast lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

contrast is uncommon German at frequency #98,276 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

contrast has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is contrast, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (to contrast something (with something)) etwas vergleichend gegenüberstellen, kontrastieren
  2. 2
    mit etwas kontrastieren, einen Gegensatz bilden

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 "contrast"?
"contrast" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "contrast" mean?
As a verb, "contrast" means: (to contrast something (with something)) etwas vergleichend gegenüberstellen, kontrastieren
How do you pronounce "contrast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrast" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrast" come from?
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Using “contrast”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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