Kontrast
[kɔnˈtʁast]
The verdict
“Kontrast” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,939
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffälliger Unterschied zwischen mindestens zwei Dingen, Objekten
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrast · Kontrast · German
Kontrast · rank #9,939 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,939
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Klicks
Nearest frequency peer: Klicks (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kontrast“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- kit
kit
90,065 corpus weight
- Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
90,064 corpus weight
- Klicks
Klicks
90,063 corpus weight
- Kontrast
Kontrast
90,062 corpus weight
- Kriterium
Kriterium
90,061 corpus weight
- ladies
ladies
90,060 corpus weight
What this shows „Kontrast“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kontrast |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnˈtʁast] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontrast“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Kontrast (IPA [kɔnˈtʁast]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,939 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontrast, with forms such as "kkontrast", "knotrast", and "konntrast". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontraste", "Kontakt", "Kontrakt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kontrast, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1auffälliger Unterschied zwischen mindestens zwei Dingen, Objekten
- 2Gegensatz zwischen sprachlichen Einheiten, die im Wort oder Satz aufeinander folgen
- 3anderer Begriff für Opposition
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kontrast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schwarze und weiße Gegenstände bilden einen deutlichen Kontrast.
„Zwar hatte in den ersten Tagen ihres Hierseins und vorzüglich während der Anwesenheit des Squire Copeland eine herzliche Aufnahme stattgefunden; aber als dieser abgegangen, wurde ihr der Kontrast nur um so auffallender.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkontrast
- knotrast
- konntrast
- konrtast
- kontarst
- kontrasst
- kontrastt
- kontrats
- kontrrast
- kontrsat
- konttrast
- kotnrast
- okntrast
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kontrast - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kontrast", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).