Kontakt

[kɔnˈtakt]

/[kɔnˈtakt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontakt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,232
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allgemein Berührung oder Verbindung

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontakt · Kontakt · German

Kontakt · rank #1,232 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH komme

Nearest frequency peer: komme (-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 „Kontakt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kontakt“ 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).

Kontakt vs Kontext
71% similar
Kontakt vs kontert
57% similar
Kontakt vs Kontakte
88% similar

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

Key facts for Kontakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtakt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,232
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontakt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kontaktliegt 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: „komme“ (#1,231), „könnt“ (#1,233), „Kaffee“ (#1,230). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontakt“ bei #1,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kontakt (IPA [kɔnˈtakt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,232 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontakt, with forms such as "kkontakt", "knotakt", and "konatkt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontext", "kontert", "Kontakte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kontakt, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    allgemein Berührung oder Verbindung
  2. 2
    ein fester Katalysator bei chemischen oder technischen Prozessen
  3. 3
    in der Elektrotechnik die Teile von Bauelementen, mit denen elektrisch leitende Verbindungen hergestellt werden (zum Beispiel Relais-Kontakte)
  4. 4
    in der Fotografie der Kontaktabzug oder die Kontaktkopie
  5. 5
    im Druck der Kontaktdruck, zum Beispiel der Naturselbstdruck
  6. 6
    Durchschnittskontakt
  7. 7
    sozialer Kontakt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Mittel darf mit der Haut nicht in Kontakt kommen.“
  2. „Das war eindeutig Elfmeter, der Kontakt am rechten Knie des Stürmers war offensichtlich.“

This word in other languages

contact(English)contacto(Español)contact(Français)contato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontakt
  • knotakt
  • konatkt
  • konntakt
  • kontakkt
  • kontaktt
  • kontatk
  • kontkat
  • konttakt
  • kotnakt
  • okntakt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kontakt - 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.

kkontakt1knotakt2konatkt2konntakt1kontakkt1kontaktt1kontatk2kontkat2
Edit distance from "Kontakt"

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 "Kontakt"?
"Kontakt" is spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtakt].
What does "Kontakt" mean?
As a noun, "Kontakt" means: allgemein Berührung oder Verbindung
What words are commonly confused with "Kontakt"?
"Kontakt" is commonly confused with "Kontext", "kontert", "Kontakte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kontakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontakt" is [kɔnˈtakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontakt" come from?
"Kontakt" 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 "Kontakt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gezeigt#1,226Perfekt#1,238gesamte#1,225gelesen#1,224

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Position11 variantsSchloss11 variantsständig11 variantsbenutzt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list