Konterfei
[ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Konterfei” is uncommon German (frequency #68,405 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,405
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbildung, Bildnis einer Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-konterfei · Konterfei · German
Konterfei · rank #68,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,405
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH konsistente
Nearest frequency peer: konsistente (-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 „Konterfei“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kompatiblen
kompatiblen
31,599 corpus weight
- Konkurrentin
Konkurrentin
31,598 corpus weight
- konsistente
konsistente
31,597 corpus weight
- Konterfei
Konterfei
31,596 corpus weight
- Kooperation…
Kooperationsvertrag
31,594 corpus weight
- krankt
krankt
31,592 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Konterfei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konterfei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konterfei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konterfei is uncommon German at frequency #68,405 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbildung, Bildnis einer Person".
Konterfei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konterfei, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-F-E-I.
Definition
- 1Abbildung, Bildnis einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Konterfei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich sah sein Konterfei und erkannte ihn darauf kaum wieder.
„Altmodische Begriffe wie Solidarität oder ökonomische Grundursachen hatten endgültig ausgedient, und die ernst in Falten gelegten Konterfeis von Spaßverderbern wie Che Guevara oder Karl Marx verschwanden von den Nickis, um neuen Sinnsprüchen der Sorte »Diesen Bauch formte deutsches Bier« Platz zu machen.“
Synonyms
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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.
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