Kontraindikation
[ˈkɔntʁaʔɪndikaˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kontraindikation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umstand, der die Anwendung einer an sich zweckmäßigen oder notwendigen therapeutischen Maßnahme verbietet
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Index DE-kontraindikation · Kontraindikation · German
Kontraindikation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Kontraindikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔntʁaʔɪndikaˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontraindikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontraindikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔntʁaʔɪndikaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Umstand, der die Anwendung einer an sich zweckmäßigen oder notwendigen therapeutischen Maßnahme verbietet".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kontraindikation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kontraindikation, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-I-N-D-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Umstand, der die Anwendung einer an sich zweckmäßigen oder notwendigen therapeutischen Maßnahme verbietet
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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.