konfus
[kɔnˈfuːs]
The verdict
“konfus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,437 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #64,437
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne klare, nachvollziehbare Gedanken sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | konfus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔnˈfuːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “konfus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for konfus is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈfuːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,437 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne klare, nachvollziehbare Gedanken sein".
Zero misspellings are on record for konfus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is konfus, spelled K-O-N-F-U-S.
Definition
- 1ohne klare, nachvollziehbare Gedanken sein
Synonyms
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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 “konfus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-F-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.