Konkurrentin

[kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn]

/[kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konkurrentin” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,403 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#68,403
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die das gleiche Ziel wie ihr(e) Mitbewerberin(nen) verfolgt, wobei aber nur eine dieses Ziel für sich beanspruchen kann

Key facts for Konkurrentin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonkurrentin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Konkurrentin” 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). Konkurrentin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Konkurrentin is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,403 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person, die das gleiche Ziel wie ihr(e) Mitbewerberin(nen) verfolgt, wobei aber nur eine dieses Ziel für sich beanspruchen kann".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Konkurrentin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Konkurrentin, spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-R-E-N-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die das gleiche Ziel wie ihr(e) Mitbewerberin(nen) verfolgt, wobei aber nur eine dieses Ziel für sich beanspruchen kann

Synonyms

AntagonistinGegenspielerinGegnerinMitbewerberinNebenbuhlerinOpponentinRivalinWettbewerberinWidersacherin

Antonyms

GefährtinPartnerin

This word in other languages

competitor(English)concurrente(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 "Konkurrentin"?
"Konkurrentin" is spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-R-E-N-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn].
What does "Konkurrentin" mean?
As a noun, "Konkurrentin" means: weibliche Person, die das gleiche Ziel wie ihr(e) Mitbewerberin(nen) verfolgt, wobei aber nur eine dieses Ziel für sich beanspruchen kann
How do you pronounce "Konkurrentin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konkurrentin" is [kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konkurrentin" come from?
"Konkurrentin" 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 “Konkurrentin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-K-U-R-R-E-N-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔŋkʊˈʁɛntɪn] (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
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