Kontenance
[kõtəˈnɑ̃ːs]
The verdict
“Kontenance” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fassung, Selbstbeherrschung in einer schwierigen Situation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kontenance |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõtəˈnɑ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kontenance” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kontenance is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõtəˈnɑ̃ːs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fassung, Selbstbeherrschung in einer schwierigen Situation".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kontenance in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kontenance, spelled K-O-N-T-E-N-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Fassung, Selbstbeherrschung in einer schwierigen Situation
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.
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Using “Kontenance”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-T-E-N-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõtəˈnɑ̃ːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.