Konfusion

[kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn]

/[kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Konfusion” is uncommon German (frequency #75,874 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,874
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand des Durcheinanders oder der Verwirrung

Corpus desk

Index DE-konfusion · Konfusion · German

Konfusion · rank #75,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,874
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konfirmiert

Nearest frequency peer: konfirmiert (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Konfusion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Konfusion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konfusion
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonfusion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konfusion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Konfusionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „konfirmiert“ (#75,873), „Konkordat“ (#75,875), „Kompott“ (#75,872). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konfusion“ bei #75,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konfusion is uncommon German at frequency #75,874 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand des Durcheinanders oder der Verwirrung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Konfusion, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Konfusion, spelled K-O-N-F-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand des Durcheinanders oder der Verwirrung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Konfusion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der andere Passagier dagegen saß so ruhig und regungslos wie immer in dieser Konfusion und sagte kein Wort;…“
  2. „Zu welchen Konfusionen das vom Denken begleitete Vergleichen der Männer führen kann, zeigen die umlaufenden Professorenwitze über verwechselte Schüler und die galgenhumorigen Väterwitze über das Phänomen der Zwillingsgeburten.“

Synonyms

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 "Konfusion"?
"Konfusion" is spelled K-O-N-F-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Konfusion" mean?
As a noun, "Konfusion" means: Zustand des Durcheinanders oder der Verwirrung
How do you pronounce "Konfusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konfusion" is [kɔnfuˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konfusion" come from?
"Konfusion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Konfusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list