Konfrontationskurs

[kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs]

/[kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konfrontationskurs” is uncommon German (frequency #82,973 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,973
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verhalten, bei dem ein mögliches Aufeinanderprallen unterschiedlicher Ansichten und Ziele hingenommen wird

Key facts for Konfrontationskurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonfrontationskurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs]
Letters18
Frequency rank#82,973
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Konfrontationskurs” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Konfrontationskurs lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konfrontationskurs is uncommon German at frequency #82,973 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, bei dem ein mögliches Aufeinanderprallen unterschiedlicher Ansichten und Ziele hingenommen wird".

Konfrontationskurs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct German form is Konfrontationskurs, spelled K-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, bei dem ein mögliches Aufeinanderprallen unterschiedlicher Ansichten und Ziele hingenommen wird

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konfrontationskurs"?
"Konfrontationskurs" is spelled K-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs].
What does "Konfrontationskurs" mean?
As a noun, "Konfrontationskurs" means: Verhalten, bei dem ein mögliches Aufeinanderprallen unterschiedlicher Ansichten und Ziele hingenommen wird
How do you pronounce "Konfrontationskurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konfrontationskurs" is [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konfrontationskurs" come from?
"Konfrontationskurs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Konfrontationskurs”

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-S-K-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔnfʁɔntaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌkʊʁs] (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list