Kontaktliste

[kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə]

/[kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontaktliste” is uncommon German (frequency #97,251 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,251
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schriftlich festgehaltene Reihe von Namen (mit denen man zum Beispiel Kontakt aufnehmen möchte oder bereits Kontakt hatte); Aufzeichnung (Liste) über diejenigen Situationen, in denen ein Zusammenko...

Key facts for Kontaktliste
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontaktliste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kontaktliste” 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). Kontaktliste lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kontaktliste is uncommon German at frequency #97,251 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schriftlich festgehaltene Reihe von Namen (mit denen man zum Beispiel Kontakt aufnehmen möchte oder bereits Kontakt hatte); Aufzeichnung (Liste) über diejenigen Situationen, in denen ein Zusammenko...".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kontaktliste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kontaktliste, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schriftlich festgehaltene Reihe von Namen (mit denen man zum Beispiel Kontakt aufnehmen möchte oder bereits Kontakt hatte); Aufzeichnung (Liste) über diejenigen Situationen, in denen ein Zusammenkommen mit anderer Menschen stattgefunden hat; Liste aller Kontaktpersonen

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 "Kontaktliste"?
"Kontaktliste" is spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə].
What does "Kontaktliste" mean?
As a noun, "Kontaktliste" means: schriftlich festgehaltene Reihe von Namen (mit denen man zum Beispiel Kontakt aufnehmen möchte oder bereits Kontakt hatte); Aufzeichnung (Liste) über diejenigen Situationen, in denen ein Zusammenko...
How do you pronounce "Kontaktliste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontaktliste" is [kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontaktliste" come from?
"Kontaktliste" 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 “Kontaktliste”

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-L-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔnˈtaktˌlɪstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list