kontaktiere

[kɔntakˈtiːʁə]

/[kɔntakˈtiːʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kontaktiere” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,857
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kontaktiere vs kontaktiert
91% similar
kontaktiere vs kontaktieren
92% similar

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

Key facts for kontaktiere
PropertyValue
Headwordkontaktiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔntakˈtiːʁə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,857
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kontaktiere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kontaktiere lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kontaktiere (IPA [kɔntakˈtiːʁə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,857 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kontaktiere, with forms such as "kkontaktiere", "knotaktiere", and "konatktiere". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "kontaktiert", "kontaktieren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kontaktiere, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontaktiere
  • knotaktiere
  • konatktiere
  • konntaktiere
  • kontakitere
  • kontakktiere
  • kontakteire
  • kontaktieer
  • kontaktierre
  • kontaktiree
  • kontakttiere
  • kontatkiere
  • kontkatiere
  • konttaktiere
  • kotnaktiere
  • okntaktiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkontaktiere1knotaktiere2konatktiere2konntaktiere1kontakitere2kontakktiere1kontakteire2kontaktieer2
Edit distance from "kontaktiere"

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 "kontaktiere"?
"kontaktiere" is spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntakˈtiːʁə].
What does "kontaktiere" mean?
As a verb, "kontaktiere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontaktieren
What words are commonly confused with "kontaktiere"?
"kontaktiere" is commonly confused with "kontaktiert", "kontaktieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kontaktiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kontaktiere" is [kɔntakˈtiːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kontaktiere" come from?
"kontaktiere" 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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Using “kontaktiere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-T-A-K-T-I-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔntakˈtiːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “kontaktiert” - see the side-by-side comparison. kontaktiere vs kontaktiert
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list