Kontrasten

[kɔnˈtʁastn̩]

/[kɔnˈtʁastn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Kontrasten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,832 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,832
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontrast

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrasten · Kontrasten · German

Kontrasten · rank #95,832 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,832
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konsortiums

Nearest frequency peer: Konsortiums (-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 „Kontrasten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kontrasten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtʁastn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontrasten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kontrastenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Konsortiums“ (#95,831), „konus“ (#95,833), „konsolidierte“ (#95,830). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontrasten“ bei #95,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kontrasten is uncommon German at frequency #95,832 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtʁastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontrast".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kontrasten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kontrasten, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontrast

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 "Kontrasten"?
"Kontrasten" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtʁastn̩].
What does "Kontrasten" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrasten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kontrast
How do you pronounce "Kontrasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrasten" is [kɔnˈtʁastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrasten" come from?
"Kontrasten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list