kontaminieren
[kɔntamiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“kontaminieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Substanzen verseuchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontaminieren · kontaminieren · German
kontaminieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | kontaminieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔntamiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontaminieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontaminieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔntamiˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for kontaminieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kontaminieren, spelled K-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit Substanzen verseuchen
- 2etwas mit Substanzen verseuchen
- 3etwas mit Substanzen verseuchen
- 4etwas mit Substanzen verseuchen
- 5Wörter oder Fügungen – meist anlassbezogen – zusammenziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kontaminieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Erde wurde mit giftigen Substanzen kontaminiert.
Kleidung kann auch „ansteckend“ sein: Ein Fünftel der Kleidung des Spitalpersonals ist mit Keimen kontaminiert.
This word in other languages
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.