konterrevolutionär
[ˈkɔntɐʁevolut͡si̯oˌnɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“konterrevolutionär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich gegen eine vollzogene Revolution richtend
Corpus desk
Index DE-konterrevolutionar · konterrevolutionär · German
konterrevolutionär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | konterrevolutionär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntɐʁevolut͡si̯oˌnɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „konterrevolutionär“ im Deutschen
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konterrevolutionär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɔntɐʁevolut͡si̯oˌnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich gegen eine vollzogene Revolution richtend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for konterrevolutionär, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is konterrevolutionär, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1sich gegen eine vollzogene Revolution richtend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how konterrevolutionär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So fahren dann Lautsprecherwagen durch die Dörfer und prangern das konterrevolutionäre Verhalten der unwilligen Bauern lautstark an.“
„[Donald] Trump, der Brexit und der konterrevolutionäre Aufstand gegen liberale Werte sind kein Unfall der Geschichte. Liberale aus den Parteien der linken wie rechten Mitte haben ihre Ideale wieder und wieder verraten: Sie sind aus fragwürdigen Gründen in andere Länder einmarschiert und haben sogar Gefangene gefoltert.“
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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.