Kontakten

[kɔnˈtaktn̩]

/[kɔnˈtaktn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontakten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,344
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontakt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontakten · Kontakten · German

Kontakten · rank #17,344 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,344
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommunalwahlen

Nearest frequency peer: Kommunalwahlen (-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 „Kontakten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kontakten“ 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).

Kontakten vs Kontexten
78% similar
Kontakten vs Kontakt
78% similar
Kontakten vs Kontakte
89% similar

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

Key facts for Kontakten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontakten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtaktn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,344
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontakten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kontaktenliegt 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: „Kommunalwahlen“ (#17,343), „kontinuierliche“ (#17,345), „Kommandanten“ (#17,342). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontakten“ bei #17,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kontakten (IPA [kɔnˈtaktn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,344 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontakt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontakten, with forms such as "kkontakten", "knotakten", and "konatkten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontexten", "Kontakt", "Kontakte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kontakten, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontakt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontakten
  • knotakten
  • konatkten
  • konntakten
  • kontaketn
  • kontakkten
  • kontaktenn
  • kontaktne
  • kontaktten
  • kontatken
  • kontkaten
  • konttakten
  • kotnakten
  • okntakten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkontakten1knotakten2konatkten2konntakten1kontaketn2kontakkten1kontaktenn1kontaktne2
Edit distance from "Kontakten"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

königlich#17,348Kaufleute#17,338Jahrgänge#17,333häufigste#17,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

mitwirken14 variantsgewandelt14 variantsgeringerer14 variantsgehindert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list