Konfrontation
German, noun[kɔnfʁɔntaˈtsi̯oːn]
Konfrontation is spelled K-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Konfrontation is a German feminine noun meaning “confrontation (the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenüberstellung von Dingen, Personen”.
What does Konfrontation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconfrontation (the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenüberstellung von Dingen, Personen 2. Auseinandersetzung zwischen Parteien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Konfrontation
- Konfrontationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Konfrontation?
- [kɔnfʁɔntaˈtsi̯oːn]
- [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Konfrontation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Konfrontation in German?
Konfrontation appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).