kontinental
[kɔntinɛnˈtaːl]
The verdict
“kontinental” is uncommon German (frequency #93,167 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,167
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Kontinent betreffend, zu einem Kontinent gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontinental · kontinental · German
kontinental · rank #93,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,167
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kongruenz
Nearest frequency peer: Kongruenz (-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 „kontinental“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kone
kone
6,837 corpus weight
- konfessions…
konfessionslos
6,836 corpus weight
- Kongruenz
Kongruenz
6,835 corpus weight
- kontinental
kontinental
6,834 corpus weight
- konvexen
konvexen
6,833 corpus weight
- korrekterwe…
korrekterweise
6,831 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kontinental“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kontinental |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔntinɛnˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontinental“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontinental is uncommon German at frequency #93,167 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔntinɛnˈtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
kontinental doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kontinental, spelled K-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1den Kontinent betreffend, zu einem Kontinent gehörend
- 2das Festland betreffend, zum Festland gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kontinental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die ozeanische Kruste ist mit 2,9 – 3,0 Gramm pro Kubikzentimeter dichter als die kontinentale Erdkruste mit etwa 2,7 Gramm pro Kubikzentimeter.“
„Usbekistan hat ein extrem kontinentales Klima mit kalten Wintern und heißen, trockenen Sommern.“
Synonyms
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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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