Konkurs

[kɔŋˈkʊʁs]

/[kɔŋˈkʊʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konkurs” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,668
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - finanzielle Lage der Zahlungsunfähigkeit bei einem Betrieb, einer Firma, einem Konzern

Corpus desk

Index DE-konkurs · Konkurs · German

Konkurs · rank #21,668 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,668
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koller

Nearest frequency peer: Koller (-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 „Konkurs“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Konkurs“ 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).

Konkurs vs Kontur
71% similar
Konkurs vs Konsums
71% similar

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

Key facts for Konkurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonkurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔŋˈkʊʁs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,668
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Konkurs“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Konkursliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koller“ (#21,667), „kontraproduktiv“ (#21,669), „Kolben“ (#21,666). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konkurs“ bei #21,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Konkurs (IPA [kɔŋˈkʊʁs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,668 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "finanzielle Lage der Zahlungsunfähigkeit bei einem Betrieb, einer Firma, einem Konzern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konkurs, with forms such as "kkonkurs", "knokurs", and "koknurs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontur", "Konsums", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Konkurs, spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    finanzielle Lage der Zahlungsunfähigkeit bei einem Betrieb, einer Firma, einem Konzern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Unternehmen musste Konkurs anmelden.
  2. Der kleine Gemüsehändler an der Ecke hat Konkurs gemacht.

Synonyms

BankrottInsolvenzPleiteZahlungsunfähigkeit

This word in other languages

bankruptcy(English)quiebra(Español)faillite(Français)bancarrota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonkurs
  • knokurs
  • koknurs
  • konkkurs
  • konkrus
  • konkurrs
  • konkurss
  • konkusr
  • konnkurs
  • konukrs
  • oknkurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkonkurs1knokurs2koknurs2konkkurs1konkrus2konkurrs1konkurss1konkusr2
Edit distance from "Konkurs"

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 "Konkurs"?
"Konkurs" is spelled K-O-N-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔŋˈkʊʁs].
What does "Konkurs" mean?
As a noun, "Konkurs" means: finanzielle Lage der Zahlungsunfähigkeit bei einem Betrieb, einer Firma, einem Konzern
What words are commonly confused with "Konkurs"?
"Konkurs" is commonly confused with "Kontur", "Konsums". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konkurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konkurs" is [kɔŋˈkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konkurs" come from?
"Konkurs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

klettert11 variantsNaivität11 variantsGestank11 variantsgelähmt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list