Konfirmanden
[kɔnfɪʁˈmandn̩]
The verdict
“Konfirmanden” is uncommon German (frequency #81,760 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,760
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Konfirmand
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konfirmanden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnfɪʁˈmandn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #81,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konfirmanden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Konfirmanden is uncommon German at frequency #81,760 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfɪʁˈmandn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Konfirmanden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Konfirmanden, spelled K-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Konfirmand
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Konfirmand
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 “Konfirmanden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔnfɪʁˈmandn̩] (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
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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.