konterfeien
[ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯ən]
The verdict
“konterfeien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bild einer Person, ein Porträt erstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-konterfeien · konterfeien · German
konterfeien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | konterfeien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯ən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „konterfeien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
konterfeien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɔntɐfaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Bild einer Person, ein Porträt erstellen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for konterfeien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is konterfeien, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-F-E-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Bild einer Person, ein Porträt erstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how konterfeien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Um unverhofft ihn zu erfreuen, / Ließ sie sich insgeheim von einer Meisterhand / In Lebensgröße konterfeien / Und hing das Bildnis an die Wand.“
Synonyms
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.