Konföderation
[ˌkɔnfødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konföderation” is uncommon German (frequency #51,470 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,470
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenschluss selbständiger politischer Gebietseinheiten, vor allem von Staaten
Corpus desk
Index DE-konfoderation · Konföderation · German
Konföderation · rank #51,470 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,470
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Konditor
Nearest frequency peer: Konditor (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Konföderation“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kolonisation
Kolonisation
48,533 corpus weight
- Konditor
Konditor
48,532 corpus weight
- Konföderati…
Konföderation
48,531 corpus weight
- Konglomerat
Konglomerat
48,530 corpus weight
- konstatieren
konstatieren
48,529 corpus weight
- Kontodaten
Kontodaten
48,528 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Konföderation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konföderation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkɔnfødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #51,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konföderation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konföderation is uncommon German at frequency #51,470 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkɔnfødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zusammenschluss selbständiger politischer Gebietseinheiten, vor allem von Staaten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Konföderation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Konföderation, spelled K-O-N-F-Ö-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Zusammenschluss selbständiger politischer Gebietseinheiten, vor allem von Staaten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Konföderation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kasavubu macht sich für seine Heimatregion stark, den Bas-Congo, ein Gebiet im Westen des Riesenlandes, er will allenfalls eine Konföderation der Stammesgebiete, orientiert an den einzelnen Ethnien.“
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); 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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).