kontrafaktisch
[ˌkɔntʁaˈfaktɪʃ]
The verdict
“kontrafaktisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen das Gängige und Gewohnte gerichtet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrafaktisch · kontrafaktisch · German
kontrafaktisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | kontrafaktisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌkɔntʁaˈfaktɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontrafaktisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontrafaktisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌkɔntʁaˈfaktɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen das Gängige und Gewohnte gerichtet".
kontrafaktisch has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kontrafaktisch, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-F-A-K-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1gegen das Gängige und Gewohnte gerichtet
This word in other languages
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.