Kondom

[kɔnˈdoːm]

/[kɔnˈdoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kondom” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,756
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift wird, um vor Schwangerschaften und sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten zu schützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kondom · Kondom · German

Kondom · rank #16,756 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,756
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH komplizierten

Nearest frequency peer: komplizierten (-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 „Kondom“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kondom“ 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).

Kondom vs Konto
67% similar
Kondom vs Kongo
67% similar
Kondom vs Konsum
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kondom
PropertyValue
HeadwordKondom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈdoːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,756
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kondom“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „komplizierten“ (#16,755), „konsequente“ (#16,757), „kompatibel“ (#16,754). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kondom“ bei #16,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kondom (IPA [kɔnˈdoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,756 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift wird, um vor Schwangerschaften und sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten zu schützen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kondom, with forms such as "kkondom", "knodom", and "kodnom". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Konto", "Kongo", "Konsum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kondom, spelled K-O-N-D-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift wird, um vor Schwangerschaften und sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten zu schützen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verwendung von Kondomen wird trotz ihrer Vorteile oft abgelehnt.
  2. Die ersten Kondome bestanden aus Textilien und waren daher sehr unwirksam.

Synonyms

PräservativFrommserGummiLondonerLümmeltütePariserPräserÜberzieherVerhüterliFicktüte

Antonyms

Femidom

This word in other languages

condom(English)condón(Español)préservatif(Français)preservativo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkondom
  • knodom
  • kodnom
  • konddom
  • kondmo
  • kondomm
  • konndom
  • konodm
  • okndom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kondom - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkondom1knodom2kodnom2konddom1kondmo2kondomm1konndom1konodm2
Edit distance from "Kondom"

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 "Kondom"?
"Kondom" is spelled K-O-N-D-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈdoːm].
What does "Kondom" mean?
As a noun, "Kondom" means: eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift wird, um vor Schwangerschaften und sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten zu schützen
What words are commonly confused with "Kondom"?
"Kondom" is commonly confused with "Konto", "Kongo", "Konsum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kondom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kondom" is [kɔnˈdoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kondom" come from?
"Kondom" 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 "Kondom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kansas#16,747Italia#16,742Lichts#16,770Imbiss#16,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Masche9 variantsmedialen9 variantsHarley9 variantsPrügel9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list