konstant

[kɔnˈstant]

/[kɔnˈstant]/ adj

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The verdict

“konstant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,730
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Zustand, eine Eigenschaft über die Zeit beibehaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-konstant · konstant · German

konstant · rank #5,730 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,730
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kompletten

Nearest frequency peer: kompletten (-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 „konstant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „konstant“ 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).

konstant vs Kontakt
63% similar
konstant vs Konstanz
75% similar
konstant vs Konstante
78% similar

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

Key facts for konstant
PropertyValue
Headwordkonstant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔnˈstant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,730
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „konstant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).konstantliegt 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: „kompletten“ (#5,729), „kritischen“ (#5,731), „Kommunen“ (#5,728). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „konstant“ bei #5,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around konstant (IPA [kɔnˈstant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,730 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einen Zustand, eine Eigenschaft über die Zeit beibehaltend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for konstant, with forms such as "kkonstant", "knostant", and "konnstant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontakt", "Konstanz", "Konstante", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 konstant, spelled K-O-N-S-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Zustand, eine Eigenschaft über die Zeit beibehaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit drei Wochen scheint konstant die Sonne.
  2. In den Versuchsreihen wird je ein Parameter konstant gehalten, während die anderen systematisch variiert werden.

Synonyms

festgleichbleibendstabilunveränderlich

Antonyms

inkonstantlabilvariabelwackelig

This word in other languages

constant(English)constant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonstant
  • knostant
  • konnstant
  • konsatnt
  • konsstant
  • konstannt
  • konstantt
  • konstatn
  • konstnat
  • konsttant
  • kontsant
  • kosntant
  • oknstant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkonstant1knostant2konnstant1konsatnt2konsstant1konstannt1konstantt1konstatn2
Edit distance from "konstant"

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 "konstant"?
"konstant" is spelled K-O-N-S-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈstant].
What does "konstant" mean?
As an adjective, "konstant" means: einen Zustand, eine Eigenschaft über die Zeit beibehaltend
What words are commonly confused with "konstant"?
"konstant" is commonly confused with "Kontakt", "Konstanz", "Konstante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "konstant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konstant" is [kɔnˈstant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konstant" come from?
"konstant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kommunen#5,728Nachweis#5,742getreten#5,716oberhalb#5,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

motiviert13 variantsNachteile13 variantsgelegenen13 variantsSüdafrika13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list