Konjunktion
[kɔnjʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konjunktion” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,438 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,438
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alle nicht flektierbaren, nicht satzgliedfähigen Wörter, die der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern oder Wortgruppen dienen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konjunktion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnjʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konjunktion” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Konjunktion is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnjʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,438 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Konjunktion has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konjunktion, spelled K-O-N-J-U-N-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1alle nicht flektierbaren, nicht satzgliedfähigen Wörter, die der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern oder Wortgruppen dienen
- 2im Gegensatz zu Subjunktion sind Konjunktionen Wörter, die syntaktisch gleichrangige Wörter oder Wortgruppen verbinden (= beiordnende, nebenordnende, koordinierende Konjunktion)
- 3Stellung zweier Gestirne über demselben Längengrad der Erde
- 4Und-Verknüpfung zweier Teilaussagen
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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 “Konjunktion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-J-U-N-K-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔnjʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.