Konnotation

[kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konnotation” is uncommon German (frequency #61,672 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,672
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (emotionale, stilistische, wertende) Nebenbedeutung eines Wortes, Mitschwingendes

Corpus desk

Index DE-konnotation · Konnotation · German

Konnotation · rank #61,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,672
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konsolidieren

Nearest frequency peer: konsolidieren (+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 „Konnotation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konnotation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonnotation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konnotation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Konnotationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „konsolidieren“ (#61,673), „Knochenbrüche“ (#61,670), „Konstruktivismus“ (#61,674). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konnotation“ bei #61,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konnotation is uncommon German at frequency #61,672 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(emotionale, stilistische, wertende) Nebenbedeutung eines Wortes, Mitschwingendes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Konnotation, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Konnotation, spelled K-O-N-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (emotionale, stilistische, wertende) Nebenbedeutung eines Wortes, Mitschwingendes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Konnotation wird in der Linguistik unter anderem als Gegenbegriff für Denotation verwendet. Mit „Hund“ verbinden manche Menschen positive, andere negative Konnotationen.
  2. „So lernen wir Wörter als Träger von Mitinformationen, von Konnotationen, kennen.“

Synonyms

BeiklangNebenbedeutungNebensinn

Antonyms

Denotation

This word in other languages

connotation(English)connotation(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 "Konnotation"?
"Konnotation" is spelled K-O-N-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Konnotation" mean?
As a noun, "Konnotation" means: (emotionale, stilistische, wertende) Nebenbedeutung eines Wortes, Mitschwingendes
How do you pronounce "Konnotation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konnotation" is [kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konnotation" come from?
"Konnotation" 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 "Konnotation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list