Kondolenz

[ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s]

/[ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bekundung, Bezeigung des Beileids

Corpus desk

Index DE-kondolenz · Kondolenz · German

Kondolenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 Kondolenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKondolenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kondolenz“ im Deutschen

Kondolenzschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kondolenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bekundung, Bezeigung des Beileids".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kondolenz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kondolenz, spelled K-O-N-D-O-L-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bekundung, Bezeigung des Beileids

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kondolenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ja, Helga Esbersen, eine Landsmännin von der Frau lsbaregg! Sie schreibt Bücher, vielleicht haben Sie schon etwas von ihr gelesen. Jetzt lebt sie, glaube ich, in München, wenigstens ist sie plötzlich von hier dorthin gefahren und ihre Kondolenz an die Frau Tante der Frau Isbaregg kam auch noch aus München.“
  2. Vorher wurde von unserem Domine eine herrliche Leichenpredigt gehalten, ihn geleiteten etliche zwanzig Schlupen, worin viele vornehme Kapitäne und Kaufleute gefahren wurden, jede führte die Flagge zu halber Stenge als Zeichen der Trauer; gleichermaßen bezeigten die allhier liegenden englischen, holländischen und Hamburger Schiffe mit Wehen ihrer Flaggen u…

Synonyms

BeileidBeileidsbekundungBeileidsbezeigungKondolation

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kondolenz"?
"Kondolenz" is spelled K-O-N-D-O-L-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s].
What does "Kondolenz" mean?
As a noun, "Kondolenz" means: Bekundung, Bezeigung des Beileids
How do you pronounce "Kondolenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kondolenz" is [ˌkɔndoˈlɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kondolenz" come from?
"Kondolenz" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list