Kontaktfunktion
[kɔnˈtaktfʊŋkˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kontaktfunktion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Textlinguistik: Intention der Kontakttexte, deren Textfunktion vor allem darin besteht, den sozialen Kontakt mit dem Empfänger zu pflegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontaktfunktion · Kontaktfunktion · German
Kontaktfunktion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kontaktfunktion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnˈtaktfʊŋkˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontaktfunktion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontaktfunktion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtaktfʊŋkˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Textlinguistik: Intention der Kontakttexte, deren Textfunktion vor allem darin besteht, den sozialen Kontakt mit dem Empfänger zu pflegen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kontaktfunktion, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kontaktfunktion, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Textlinguistik: Intention der Kontakttexte, deren Textfunktion vor allem darin besteht, den sozialen Kontakt mit dem Empfänger zu pflegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kontaktfunktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Familienanzeigen und Grußpostkarten erfüllen als dominierende Textfunktion eine Kontaktfunktion.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.