Kongruenz

[kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s]

/[kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kongruenz” is uncommon German (frequency #93,166 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,166
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Übereinstimmung

Key facts for Kongruenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKongruenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kongruenz” 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). Kongruenz 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

Kongruenz is uncommon German at frequency #93,166 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kongruenz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Kongruenz, spelled K-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übereinstimmung
  2. 2
    Übereinstimmung
  3. 3
    Deckungsgleichheit
  4. 4
    Im Insolvenzrecht die Übereinstimmung einer Leistung mit einer zuvor bestehenden Verpflichtung des Leistenden (die - im Vergleich zu einer inkongruenten Leistung - nur unter engeren Voraussetzungen die Insolvenzanfechtung ermöglicht). Vgl. § 130 InsO

Antonyms

Constructio ad sensumConstructio kata synesinsemantische KongruenzInkongruenz

This word in other languages

congruity(English)concordancia(Español)accord(Français)

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 "Kongruenz"?
"Kongruenz" is spelled K-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s].
What does "Kongruenz" mean?
As a noun, "Kongruenz" means: Übereinstimmung
How do you pronounce "Kongruenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kongruenz" is [kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kongruenz" come from?
"Kongruenz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kongruenz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt͡s] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list