konterte

[ˈkɔntɐtə]

/[ˈkɔntɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“konterte” is uncommon German (frequency #58,024 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,024
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern

Corpus desk

Index DE-konterte · konterte · German

konterte · rank #58,024 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,024
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kontoauszug

Nearest frequency peer: Kontoauszug (+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 „konterte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „konterte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for konterte
PropertyValue
Headwordkonterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɔntɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „konterte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kontertefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kontoauszug“ (#58,025), „Konfigurationen“ (#58,022), „konzipieren“ (#58,026). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „konterte“ bei #58,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

konterte is uncommon German at frequency #58,024 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɔntɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

konterte has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is konterte, spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "konterte"?
"konterte" is spelled K-O-N-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔntɐtə].
What does "konterte" mean?
As a verb, "konterte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kontern
How do you pronounce "konterte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konterte" is [ˈkɔntɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konterte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "konterte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kellnern#58,006Liebenau#58,055Lämpchen#58,065maverick#58,085

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list