Kontraktion

[kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontraktion” is uncommon German (frequency #64,442 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,442
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem sich ein Objekt anspannt und/oder zusammenzieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontraktion · Kontraktion · German

Kontraktion · rank #64,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,442
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kontinuierlic…

Nearest frequency peer: kontinuierliches (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kontraktion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kontraktion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kontraktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontraktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontraktion“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kontraktionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kontinuierliches“ (#64,441), „kontrastiert“ (#64,443), „Konsuln“ (#64,440). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontraktion“ bei #64,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kontraktion is uncommon German at frequency #64,442 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kontraktion, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 Kontraktion, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem sich ein Objekt anspannt und/oder zusammenzieht
  2. 2
    lautliche Zusammenziehung von zwei Wörtern zu einem ohne Veränderung der Bedeutung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kontraktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kontraktion des Herzens ist spürbar.
  2. Die Kontraktion des Muskels ist sichtbar.

Synonyms

ZusammenziehungVerschmelzung

Antonyms

ExpansionRelaxationDilatation

This word in other languages

contraction(English)contracción(Español)

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 "Kontraktion"?
"Kontraktion" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kontraktion" mean?
As a noun, "Kontraktion" means: Vorgang, bei dem sich ein Objekt anspannt und/oder zusammenzieht
How do you pronounce "Kontraktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontraktion" is [kɔntʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontraktion" come from?
"Kontraktion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kontraktion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konjunktion#64,438Kulturszene#64,454Kurbelwelle#64,457Kleinstädte#64,425

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list