Konserve

[kɔnˈzɛʁvə]

/[kɔnˈzɛʁvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konserve” is uncommon German (frequency #67,401 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,401
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Konservenbüchse

Corpus desk

Index DE-konserve · Konserve · German

Konserve · rank #67,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,401
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kontaktperson

Nearest frequency peer: Kontaktperson (+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 „Konserve“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Konserve
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonserve
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈzɛʁvə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Konserve“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kontaktperson“ (#67,402), „Kontemplation“ (#67,403), „kolportiert“ (#67,398). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konserve“ bei #67,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konserve is uncommon German at frequency #67,401 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈzɛʁvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Konserve, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Konserve, spelled K-O-N-S-E-R-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Konservenbüchse
  2. 2
    in einer Konservenbüchse oder einem Konservenglas konserviertes Lebensmittel
  3. 3
    Aufzeichnung auf einen Bild- oder Tonträger
  4. 4
    Blutkonserve, Gefäß mit steril abgefülltem Blut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie bestand, notabene für ihn ganz allein, aus drei Hühnern und einer ganzen Ochsenschwanz- oder Schildkröten-Konserve. (Karl May, Am Jenseits, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
  2. Die leeren Konserven sind ein wertvoller Rohstoff.

Synonyms

KonservenbüchseKonservendoseLebensmittelkonserveBlutkonserve

This word in other languages

preserve(English)conserva(Español)conserve(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 "Konserve"?
"Konserve" is spelled K-O-N-S-E-R-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈzɛʁvə].
What does "Konserve" mean?
As a noun, "Konserve" means: Konservenbüchse
How do you pronounce "Konserve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konserve" is [kɔnˈzɛʁvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konserve" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kurieren#67,417Jüterbog#67,370Jagdhund#67,362Legionär#67,443

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list