Konfessionswechsel
[kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌvɛksl̩]
The verdict
“Konfessionswechsel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere
Corpus desk
Index DE-konfessionswechsel · Konfessionswechsel · German
Konfessionswechsel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konfessionswechsel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌvɛksl̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konfessionswechsel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konfessionswechsel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌvɛksl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere".
Konfessionswechsel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konfessionswechsel, spelled K-O-N-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-S-W-E-C-H-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Konfessionswechsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Konfessionswechsel selbst war, bei allen Schwierigkeiten, weniger kompliziert. Vor allem war er ziemlich selten. Zwischen 1894 und 1904 traten etwa 10 000 Protestanten zum katholischen Glauben über und etwa 76 000 gingen den Weg in umgekehrter Richtung.“
Synonyms
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.