Konfession

[kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]

/[kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konfession” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,629
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bekenntnis/Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten Religion

Corpus desk

Index DE-konfession · Konfession · German

Konfession · rank #25,629 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,629
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konsequenter

Nearest frequency peer: konsequenter (+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 „Konfession“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Konfession“ 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).

Konfession vs Konzession
90% similar
Konfession vs Konversion
80% similar
Konfession vs Konfessionen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Konfession
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonfession
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,629
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Konfession“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Konfessionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „konsequenter“ (#25,630), „Kontinenten“ (#25,631), „Kohlen“ (#25,626). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konfession“ bei #25,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Konfession (IPA [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,629 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bekenntnis/Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten Religion".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konfession, with forms such as "kkonfession", "knofession", and "kofnession". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Konzession", "Konversion", "Konfessionen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Konfession, spelled K-O-N-F-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bekenntnis/Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten Religion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jürgen Baur ist römisch-katholischer Konfession, verheiratet, hat eine Tochter und einen Sohn.“
  2. „Die Freundschaft zwischen einer katholischen und einer protestantischen Familie war ungewöhnlich zu einer Zeit, in der sich die Konfessionen noch verständnislos gegenüberstanden.“

Synonyms

GlaubeReligionBekenntnis

This word in other languages

denomination(English)confesión(Español)confession(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonfession
  • knofession
  • kofnession
  • konefssion
  • konfesion
  • konfesison
  • konfessino
  • konfessionn
  • konfessoin
  • konfeßion
  • konffession
  • konfsesion
  • konnfession
  • oknfession

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konfession - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkonfession1knofession2kofnession2konefssion2konfesion1konfesison2konfessino2konfessionn1
Edit distance from "Konfession"

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 "Konfession"?
"Konfession" is spelled K-O-N-F-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Konfession" mean?
As a noun, "Konfession" means: Bekenntnis/Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten Religion
What words are commonly confused with "Konfession"?
"Konfession" is commonly confused with "Konzession", "Konversion", "Konfessionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konfession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konfession" is [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konfession" come from?
"Konfession" 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 "Konfession", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Landebahn14 variantsjüdisches14 variantsirdischen14 variantsherrliches14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list