Konterrevolution
[ˈkɔntɐʁevoluˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konterrevolution” is uncommon German (frequency #87,940 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,940
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Mächte und Aktivitäten, die sich bemühen, eine Revolution zu verhindern oder rückgängig zu machen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konterrevolution |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntɐʁevoluˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #87,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konterrevolution” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Konterrevolution is uncommon German at frequency #87,940 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔntɐʁevoluˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Mächte und Aktivitäten, die sich bemühen, eine Revolution zu verhindern oder rückgängig zu machen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Konterrevolution, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Konterrevolution, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der Mächte und Aktivitäten, die sich bemühen, eine Revolution zu verhindern oder rückgängig zu machen
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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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- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-T-E-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.