Kontrahent

[kɔntʁaˈhɛnt]

/[kɔntʁaˈhɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontrahent” is uncommon German (frequency #74,788 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,788
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der gegen jemanden antritt; ein Gegner in einer Wettkampf- oder Konfliktsituation

Key facts for Kontrahent
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrahent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔntʁaˈhɛnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kontrahent” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kontrahent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kontrahent is uncommon German at frequency #74,788 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔntʁaˈhɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kontrahent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kontrahent, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-H-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der gegen jemanden antritt; ein Gegner in einer Wettkampf- oder Konfliktsituation
  2. 2
    Vertragspartner

Synonyms

GegenspielerGegnerRivaleWettkämpfer

Antonyms

Gegenkontrahent

This word in other languages

opponent(English)adversario(Español)opposant(Français)

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 "Kontrahent"?
"Kontrahent" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-H-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntʁaˈhɛnt].
What does "Kontrahent" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrahent" means: jemand, der gegen jemanden antritt; ein Gegner in einer Wettkampf- oder Konfliktsituation
How do you pronounce "Kontrahent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrahent" is [kɔntʁaˈhɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrahent" come from?
"Kontrahent" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kontrahent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-T-R-A-H-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔntʁaˈhɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list