Konkordat

[kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt]

/[kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Konkordat” is uncommon German (frequency #75,875 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,875
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertrag zwischen der Regierung eines Staates und dem Vatikan

Corpus desk

Index DE-konkordat · Konkordat · German

Konkordat · rank #75,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,875
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konfusion

Nearest frequency peer: Konfusion (-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 „Konkordat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konkordat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonkordat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konkordat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Konkordatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Konfusion“ (#75,874), „Konsuls“ (#75,876), „konfirmiert“ (#75,873). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konkordat“ bei #75,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konkordat is uncommon German at frequency #75,875 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Konkordat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konkordat, spelled K-O-N-K-O-R-D-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertrag zwischen der Regierung eines Staates und dem Vatikan
  2. 2
    Vertrag zwischen Kantonen in der Schweiz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sein Hang zur Zentralisierung und zur Festigung der Kontrolle der vatikanischen Bürokratie über die nationalen Kirchen veranlaßte ihn dazu, ein Konkordat mit Deutschland anzustreben, selbst wenn er dabei die katholische Zentrumspartei opfern mußte.“
  2. Hürlimann hoffte, dass möglichst schnell möglichst viele Kantone dem Konkordat beitreten würden, damit es rasch in Kraft treten könne (das Konkordat sah für das Inkrafttreten ein Quorum von 10 Kantonen vor).

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 "Konkordat"?
"Konkordat" is spelled K-O-N-K-O-R-D-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt].
What does "Konkordat" mean?
As a noun, "Konkordat" means: Vertrag zwischen der Regierung eines Staates und dem Vatikan
How do you pronounce "Konkordat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konkordat" is [kɔŋkɔʁˈdaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konkordat" come from?
"Konkordat" 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 "Konkordat", 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