Erstkontakt

[ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt]/ noun

The verdict

“Erstkontakt” is uncommon German (frequency #82,720 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,720
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstkontakt · Erstkontakt · German

Erstkontakt · rank #82,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,720
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erwerbslosen

Nearest frequency peer: erwerbslosen (+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 „Erstkontakt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erstkontakt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstkontakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstkontakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstkontakt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erstkontaktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erwerbslosen“ (#82,721), „erstand“ (#82,718), „erzählende“ (#82,722). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstkontakt“ bei #82,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstkontakt is uncommon German at frequency #82,720 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster Kontakt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erstkontakt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

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 Erstkontakt, spelled E-R-S-T-K-O-N-T-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster Kontakt

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 "Erstkontakt"?
"Erstkontakt" is spelled E-R-S-T-K-O-N-T-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt].
What does "Erstkontakt" mean?
As a noun, "Erstkontakt" means: erster Kontakt
How do you pronounce "Erstkontakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstkontakt" is [ˈeːɐ̯stkɔnˌtakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstkontakt" come from?
"Erstkontakt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list