Kontrast

/[kɔnˈtʁast]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,939

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Kontrast is aGermannoun. It means: auffälliger Unterschied zwischen mindestens zwei Dingen, Objekten Pronounced [kɔnˈtʁast]. It ranks #9,939 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kontraste and Kontakt.

Key facts for Kontrast
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtʁast]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,939
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kontrast in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kontrast is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈtʁast]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,939 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kontrast, with forms such as "kkontrast", "knotrast", and "konntrast". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kontrast, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auffälliger Unterschied zwischen mindestens zwei Dingen, Objekten
  2. 2
    Gegensatz zwischen sprachlichen Einheiten, die im Wort oder Satz aufeinander folgen
  3. 3
    anderer Begriff für Opposition

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkontrast,knotrast,konntrast,konrtast,kontarst,kontrasst,kontrastt,kontrats,kontrrast,kontrsat,konttrast,kotnrast,okntrast

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kontrast

Misspelling Variants of "Kontrast"

kkontrast9knotrast8konntrast9konrtast8kontarst8kontrasst9kontrastt9kontrats8
Misspelling Variants of "Kontrast"

Frequency rank: #9,939 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kontrast"?
"Kontrast" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtʁast].
What does "Kontrast" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrast" means: auffälliger Unterschied zwischen mindestens zwei Dingen, Objekten
What words are commonly confused with "Kontrast"?
"Kontrast" is commonly confused with "Kontraste", "Kontakt", "Kontrakt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kontrast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrast" is [kɔnˈtʁast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrast" come from?
"Kontrast" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.