kontingentieren
[kɔntɪŋɡɛnˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“kontingentieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Bezug einschränken, eine maximale Abgabemenge festlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontingentieren · kontingentieren · German
kontingentieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | kontingentieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔntɪŋɡɛnˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontingentieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontingentieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔntɪŋɡɛnˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Bezug einschränken, eine maximale Abgabemenge festlegen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kontingentieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 kontingentieren, spelled K-O-N-T-I-N-G-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Bezug einschränken, eine maximale Abgabemenge festlegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kontingentieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch den Verkauf von Desinfektionsmittel hat Mira Sellheim vorerst kontingentiert, will mit ihren Mitarbeiten nun selbst Desinfektionsmittel herstellen.“
„Die teuren und wirksameren Masken, die rund zehn Euro pro Stück kosten, würden von den Herstellern kontingentiert.“
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.