Konfiskation
[kɔnfɪskaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konfiskation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amtliche Beschlagnahme
Corpus desk
Index DE-konfiskation · Konfiskation · German
Konfiskation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Konfiskation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnfɪskaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konfiskation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konfiskation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfɪskaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amtliche Beschlagnahme".
Konfiskation has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Konfiskation, spelled K-O-N-F-I-S-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1amtliche Beschlagnahme
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Konfiskation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es handelte sich um Darstellungen höchst unanständiger Szenen von Leda mit dem Schwan, von Pan und den Nymphen, von Susanna im Bade und ähnlichen Sachen, die schon längst zur Konfiskation der Bibel, der Mythologie und der gesamten Kunstgeschichte hätte führen müssen, wenn sich alles nach der Berliner Polizei richten würde.“
„Prügel, Konfiskationen und Gefangennahmen waren bald an der Tagesordnung.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.