Konstruktion

[kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konstruktion” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,097
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Entwerfen und Planen einer greifbaren Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-konstruktion · Konstruktion · German

Konstruktion · rank #5,097 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,097
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH know

Nearest frequency peer: know (-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 „Konstruktion“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Konstruktion“ 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).

Konstruktion vs konstruktiv
75% similar
Konstruktion vs konstruktive
75% similar
Konstruktion vs konstruktiven
77% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Konstruktion“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „know“ (#5,096), „Kurse“ (#5,098), „kehrt“ (#5,095). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konstruktion“ bei #5,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Konstruktion (IPA [kɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,097 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konstruktion, with forms such as "kkonstruktion", "knostruktion", and "konnstruktion". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "konstruktiv", "konstruktive", "konstruktiven", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Konstruktion, spelled K-O-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er arbeitet gerade an der Konstruktion einer neuen Fertigungsstrasse.
  2. Diese Konstruktion wird nicht halten.

Synonyms

AufbauBauKonstrukt

This word in other languages

construction(English)

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konstruktion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkonstruktion1knostruktion2konnstruktion1konsrtuktion2konsstruktion1konstrkution2konstrruktion1konstrukiton2
Edit distance from "Konstruktion"

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 "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. 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 "Konstruktion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Universitäten19 variantskennengelernt19 variantsErkrankungen19 variantsVorsitzenden19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list