Konjugation

[ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Konjugation” is uncommon German (frequency #69,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,426
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beugung (Flexion) der Verben

Corpus desk

Index DE-konjugation · Konjugation · German

Konjugation · rank #69,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,426
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommerzienrat

Nearest frequency peer: Kommerzienrat (-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 „Konjugation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konjugation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonjugation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konjugation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Konjugationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kommerzienrat“ (#69,425), „konnotiert“ (#69,427), „kombiniere“ (#69,424). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konjugation“ bei #69,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konjugation is uncommon German at frequency #69,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Konjugation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Konjugation, spelled K-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beugung (Flexion) der Verben
  2. 2
    vorübergehende Vereinigung und Übertragung von Erbinformation zwischen zwei Bakterien
  3. 3
    Syntheseprozess mittels Enzymen zur biologischen Transformation von Arzneimitteln und Stoffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Konjugation ist die Flexion der Verben nach Person, Numerus, Tempus und Modus. In manchen Sprachen gehören noch weitere Kategorien zur Konjugation – wie z. B.: Aktiv und Passiv.
  2. „Das also sollte mein Erbe sein. Auch der breite Mittelschrank, den die schwierigen Griechen und Lateiner okkupierten: die Plutarch, Thukydides, Tacitus, Sueton, die ich als verzwickte Aufsatzthemen, als Turnübungen der Deklination und Konjugation (mit Aorist-Hindernissen) betrachtete.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "Konjugation"?
"Konjugation" is spelled K-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Konjugation" mean?
As a noun, "Konjugation" means: Beugung (Flexion) der Verben
How do you pronounce "Konjugation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konjugation" is [ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konjugation" come from?
"Konjugation" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list