kontrahieren
[kɔntʁaˈhiːʁən]
The verdict
“kontrahieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - sich zusammenziehen (bei Muskeln)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrahieren · kontrahieren · German
kontrahieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kontrahieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔntʁaˈhiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontrahieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontrahieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔntʁaˈhiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kontrahieren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kontrahieren, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-H-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zusammenziehen (bei Muskeln)
- 2einen Vertrag abschließen
- 3einen gegnerischen Angriff abwehren und zum Gegenangriff übergehen, ihn versuchen zu stechen (Fechtschlag)
- 4jemanden zum Duell fordern
- 5miteinander in Konkurrenz stehen
- 6das Skalarprodukt zwischen einem kontravarianten und kovarianten Vektor bilden
Synonyms
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.