kongolesisch
[kɔnɡoˈleːzɪʃ]
The verdict
“kongolesisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Kongo betreffend, aus dem Kongo kommend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kongolesisch · kongolesisch · German
kongolesisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kongolesisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔnɡoˈleːzɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kongolesisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kongolesisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔnɡoˈleːzɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Kongo betreffend, aus dem Kongo kommend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kongolesisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kongolesisch, spelled K-O-N-G-O-L-E-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Kongo betreffend, aus dem Kongo kommend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kongolesisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am 20. Januar 2009 entsandte Ruanda rund 4.000 Soldaten in das Nachbarland Kongo, um die kongolesische Armee im Kampf gegen die CNDP zu unterstützen.
Der Kimbanguismus ist die kongolesischste aller Religionen, und gleichzeitig hat man das Gefühl, in einem anderen Land zu sein.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.