Konfiguration
[ˌkɔnfiɡuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konfiguration” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,979 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,979
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine bestimmte Anordnung zusammengehörender Objekte
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konfiguration |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkɔnfiɡuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #20,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konfiguration” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Konfiguration is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkɔnfiɡuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,979 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konfiguration, with forms such as "kkonfiguration", "knofiguration", and "kofniguration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Konfiguration, spelled K-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine bestimmte Anordnung zusammengehörender Objekte
- 2das Zusammenstellen zusammengehörender Objekte
- 3Ausrüstung oder Einrichtung eines Computers
- 4das Einstellen von Programmparametern
- 5das Ergebnis des Einstellens von Programmparametern, ein Satz von Programmparameterwerten
- 6Programmteil, das das Einstellen von Programmparametern erlaubt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkonfiguration,knofiguration,kofniguration,konffiguration,konfgiuration,konfigguration,konfigruation,konfiguartion,konfiguraiton,konfiguratino,konfigurationn,konfiguratoin,konfigurattion,konfigurration,konfigurtaion,konfiugration,konifguration,konnfiguration,oknfiguration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konfiguration - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Konfiguration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌkɔnfiɡuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.