Kontamination
German, noun/kɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Kontamination is spelled K-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kontamination is a German feminine noun meaning “contamination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der…”.
What does Kontamination mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontamination
- 2
feminineblend
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verschmelzung von Wörtern durch lautliche Zusammenziehung und neue Verbindung der Bedeutungen der zugrundeliegenden Wörter 2. Verunreinigung mit unerwünschten Stoffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kontamination
- Kontaminationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kontamination?
- /kɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [kɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kontamination
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kontamination in German?
Kontamination appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).