konterkarieren
[ˌkɔntɐkaˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“konterkarieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zu verhindern, versuchen zu untergraben
Corpus desk
Index DE-konterkarieren · konterkarieren · German
konterkarieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | konterkarieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌkɔntɐkaˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „konterkarieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
konterkarieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌkɔntɐkaˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas zu verhindern, versuchen zu untergraben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for konterkarieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is konterkarieren, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-K-A-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas zu verhindern, versuchen zu untergraben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how konterkarieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pläne der Gewerkschaften werden teilweise von der Wirtschaft konterkariert.
Dass Harley-Davidson nun wegen des von ihm [US-Präsident Donald Trump] initiierten Handelskonflikts [mit der EU] Teile der Produktion ins Ausland verlagern will, konterkariert die Strategie des Weißen Hauses.
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.