Konfrontation
[kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konfrontation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,522 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,522
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gegenüberstellung von Dingen, Personen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konfrontation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #12,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konfrontation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Konfrontation is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,522 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konfrontation, with forms such as "kkonfrontation", "knofrontation", and "kofnrontation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Konfrontation, spelled K-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Gegenüberstellung von Dingen, Personen
- 2Auseinandersetzung zwischen Parteien
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkonfrontation,knofrontation,kofnrontation,konffrontation,konforntation,konfrnotation,konfronattion,konfronntation,konfrontaiton,konfrontatino,konfrontationn,konfrontatoin,konfrontattion,konfronttaion,konfronttation,konfrotnation,konfrrontation,konnfrontation,konrfontation,oknfrontation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konfrontation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Konfrontation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.