kontaktlos

[kɔnˈtaktˌloːs]

/[kɔnˈtaktˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

“kontaktlos” is uncommon German (frequency #58,936 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,936
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Berührung; ohne physischen Kontakt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontaktlos · kontaktlos · German

kontaktlos · rank #58,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,936
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kopiere

Nearest frequency peer: kopiere (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kontaktlos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kontaktlos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kontaktlos
PropertyValue
Headwordkontaktlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔnˈtaktˌloːs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kontaktlos“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kontaktlosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kopiere“ (#58,937), „kompatible“ (#58,934), „kopierte“ (#58,938). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kontaktlos“ bei #58,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kontaktlos is uncommon German at frequency #58,936 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔnˈtaktˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Berührung; ohne physischen Kontakt".

Zero misspellings are on record for kontaktlos in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kontaktlos, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Berührung; ohne physischen Kontakt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bereits in den vergangenen zehn Jahren hat laut Tojner ein Transformationsprozess beim Payment eingesetzt. Von der reinen Kartenzahlung über kontaktloses und mobiles Bezahlen bis zu Wearables (etwa Ringe oder Armbänder mit eingebauten Chips), die bei den Konsumenten mittlerweile angekommen seien – aber was kommt danach?“
  2. „35 Prozent der Gesamttransaktionen wurden im Jahr 2017 bereits kontaktlos abgewickelt.“

Synonyms

berührungsloskontaktfrei

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 "kontaktlos"?
"kontaktlos" is spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtaktˌloːs].
What does "kontaktlos" mean?
As an adjective, "kontaktlos" means: ohne Berührung; ohne physischen Kontakt
How do you pronounce "kontaktlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kontaktlos" is [kɔnˈtaktˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kontaktlos" come from?
"kontaktlos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kontaktlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list