Konformation
[kɔnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konformation” 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) - räumliche Stellung der Atome in einem Molekül zueinander
Corpus desk
Index DE-konformation · Konformation · German
Konformation · 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 | Konformation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konformation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konformation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "räumliche Stellung der Atome in einem Molekül zueinander".
Zero misspellings are on record for Konformation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Konformation, spelled K-O-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1räumliche Stellung der Atome in einem Molekül zueinander
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Konformation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cyclohexan existiert in verschiedenen Konformationen: die Sessel-, die Halbsessel-, die Twist- und die Bootkonformation.
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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.