Kontos

[ˈkɔntos]

/[ˈkɔntos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontos” is uncommon German (frequency #50,638 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,638
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konto

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontos · Kontos · German

Kontos · rank #50,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,638
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konkurriert

Nearest frequency peer: konkurriert (-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 „Kontos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kontos
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔntos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „konkurriert“ (#50,637), „kostbares“ (#50,639), „Kriegerdenkmal“ (#50,640). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontos“ bei #50,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kontos is uncommon German at frequency #50,638 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔntos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kontos, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kontos, spelled K-O-N-T-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konto
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Konto
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Konto
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Konto
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Konto

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 "Kontos"?
"Kontos" is spelled K-O-N-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔntos].
What does "Kontos" mean?
As a noun, "Kontos" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konto
How do you pronounce "Kontos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontos" is [ˈkɔntos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontos" come from?
"Kontos" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Koloss#50,634knickt#50,631kühner#50,653Kannen#50,617

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list