Konstruktion

/[kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,097

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Konstruktion is aGermannoun. It means: das Entwerfen und Planen einer greifbaren Sache Pronounced [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #5,097 in German word frequency. Often confused with konstruktiv and konstruktive.

Key facts for Konstruktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonstruktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#5,097
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Konstruktion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Konstruktion is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,097 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Konstruktion, with forms such as "kkonstruktion", "knostruktion", and "konnstruktion". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "konstruktiv", "konstruktive", "konstruktiven", and more, 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Konstruktion, spelled K-O-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Entwerfen und Planen einer greifbaren Sache
  2. 2
    aufgebaute Sache
  3. 3
    gedanklicher Aufbau einer Sache, Errichten eines Gedankengebäudes
  4. 4
    Zeichnen geometrischer Figuren
  5. 5
    Aufbau und Zusammensetzung von Worten oder Sätzen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkonstruktion,knostruktion,konnstruktion,konsrtuktion,konsstruktion,konstrkution,konstrruktion,konstrukiton,konstrukktion,konstruktino,konstruktionn,konstruktoin,konstrukttion,konstrutkion,konsttruktion,konsturktion,kontsruktion,kosntruktion,oknstruktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Konstruktion

Misspelling Variants of "Konstruktion"

kkonstruktion13knostruktion12konnstruktion13konsrtuktion12konsstruktion13konstrkution12konstrruktion13konstrukiton12
Misspelling Variants of "Konstruktion"

Frequency rank: #5,097 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konstruktion"?
"Konstruktion" is spelled K-O-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Konstruktion" mean?
As a noun, "Konstruktion" means: das Entwerfen und Planen einer greifbaren Sache
What words are commonly confused with "Konstruktion"?
"Konstruktion" is commonly confused with "konstruktiv", "konstruktive", "konstruktiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konstruktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konstruktion" is [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konstruktion" come from?
"Konstruktion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.