kontrastieren
[kɔntʁasˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“kontrastieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen deutlich erkennbaren Unterschied aufweisen; sich merklich unterscheiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrastieren · kontrastieren · German
kontrastieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kontrastieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔntʁasˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontrastieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontrastieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔntʁasˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
kontrastieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kontrastieren, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen deutlich erkennbaren Unterschied aufweisen; sich merklich unterscheiden
- 2in Kontrast setzen; deutlich unterscheidbar machen
- 3einen Kontrast darstellen zu; sich merklich unterscheiden von
- 4mit einem Kontrastmittel füllen, anfärben
- 5nach Einsatz eines Kontrastmittels auf einem Bild (Röntgenbild, Sonogramm und Ähnlichem) sichtbar werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kontrastieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jhre Begriffe scheinen der Natur, und also der gesunden Vernunft näher zu kommen, als die unsrigen, in welchen Scythische Barbarey und Maurische Galanterie auf die seltsamste Art mit einander contrastieren. (Wieland 1767)
Von allen Gegenden Deutschlands sind Menschen da, die in ihrer Denckart sehr kontrastiren. (Goethe 1795)
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.