Kontraktur
[kɔntʁakˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kontraktur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verkürzung von Muskeln oder Sehnen beziehungsweise eine Versteifung
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontraktur · Kontraktur · German
Kontraktur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kontraktur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔntʁakˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontraktur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontraktur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔntʁakˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verkürzung von Muskeln oder Sehnen beziehungsweise eine Versteifung".
Kontraktur has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kontraktur, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-K-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Verkürzung von Muskeln oder Sehnen beziehungsweise eine Versteifung
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.