konkurrieren

[kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən]

/[kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“konkurrieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,974
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit jemandem in Konkurrenz stehen, wetteifern

Corpus desk

Index DE-konkurrieren · konkurrieren · German

konkurrieren · rank #19,974 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,974
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konstruktiven

Nearest frequency peer: konstruktiven (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „konkurrieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „konkurrieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

konkurrieren vs konkurrierende
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for konkurrieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkonkurrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#19,974
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „konkurrieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.konkurrierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „konstruktiven“ (#19,975), „Kinofilm“ (#19,972), „Konzepten“ (#19,976). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „konkurrieren“ bei #19,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around konkurrieren (IPA [kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,974 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit jemandem in Konkurrenz stehen, wetteifern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for konkurrieren, with forms such as "kkonkurrieren", "knokurrieren", and "koknurrieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "konkurrierende", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is konkurrieren, spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit jemandem in Konkurrenz stehen, wetteifern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwei Firmen konkurrieren miteinander um die Marktführerschaft.
  2. „Die TU muss also ein breites Fächerspektrum anbieten und zugleich mit den renommierten Technischen Universitäten von Aachen und München oder der ETH Zürich konkurrieren können.“

Synonyms

wetteifern

This word in other languages

compete(English)competir(Español)concourir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonkurrieren
  • knokurrieren
  • koknurrieren
  • konkkurrieren
  • konkrurieren
  • konkurieren
  • konkurireren
  • konkurreiren
  • konkurrieern
  • konkurrierenn
  • konkurrierne
  • konkurrierren
  • konkurrireen
  • konnkurrieren
  • konukrrieren
  • oknkurrieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of konkurrieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkonkurrieren1knokurrieren2koknurrieren2konkkurrieren1konkrurieren2konkurieren1konkurireren2konkurreiren2
Edit distance from "konkurrieren"

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 "konkurrieren"?
"konkurrieren" is spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən].
What does "konkurrieren" mean?
As a verb, "konkurrieren" means: mit jemandem in Konkurrenz stehen, wetteifern
What words are commonly confused with "konkurrieren"?
"konkurrieren" is commonly confused with "konkurrierende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "konkurrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konkurrieren" is [kɔŋkʊˈʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konkurrieren" come from?
"konkurrieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list