Kontrahentin
[kɔntʁaˈhɛntɪn]
The verdict
“Kontrahentin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Frau, die gegen jemanden antritt; eine Gegnerin in einer Wettkampf- oder Konfliktsituation
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrahentin · Kontrahentin · German
Kontrahentin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Kontrahentin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔntʁaˈhɛntɪn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontrahentin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontrahentin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔntʁaˈhɛntɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kontrahentin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kontrahentin, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-H-E-N-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine Frau, die gegen jemanden antritt; eine Gegnerin in einer Wettkampf- oder Konfliktsituation
- 2Vertragspartnerin
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kontrahentin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schließlich nahm eine Frau einen ihrer Stöckelschuhe und schlug damit ihre Kontrahentin.“
„Milena stellte sich vor mich, obwohl sie fast einen halben Kopf kleiner als unsere Kontrahentin war.“
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.