konform

/[kɔnˈfɔʁm]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,935

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

konform is anGermanadj. It means: übereinstimmend, einiggehen Pronounced [kɔnˈfɔʁm]. Often confused with kontor and Kondom.

Key facts for konform
PropertyValue
Headwordkonform
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kɔnˈfɔʁm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,935
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of konform in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for konform is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈfɔʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,935 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "übereinstimmend, einiggehen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for konform, with forms such as "kkonform", "knoform", and "kofnorm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "kontor", "Kondom", "Komfort", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is konform, spelled K-O-N-F-O-R-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    übereinstimmend, einiggehen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkonform,knoform,kofnorm,konfform,konfomr,konformm,konforrm,konfrom,konnform,konofrm,oknform

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for konform

Misspelling Variants of "konform"

kkonform8knoform7kofnorm7konfform8konfomr7konformm8konforrm8konfrom7
Misspelling Variants of "konform"

Frequency rank: #26,935 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "konform"?
"konform" is spelled K-O-N-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈfɔʁm].
What does "konform" mean?
As an adj, "konform" means: übereinstimmend, einiggehen
What words are commonly confused with "konform"?
"konform" is commonly confused with "kontor", "Kondom", "Komfort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "konform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konform" is [kɔnˈfɔʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konform" come from?
"konform" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.