Kontrastmittel
[kɔnˈtʁastˌmɪtl̩]
The verdict
“Kontrastmittel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,404 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,404
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arzneimittel, das beim Röntgen, bei Magnetresonanztomografien und Sonografien eingesetzt wird, um bestimmte körperliche Strukturen und Funktionen sichtbar zu machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrastmittel · Kontrastmittel · German
Kontrastmittel · rank #66,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,404
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Konsulate
Nearest frequency peer: Konsulate (-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 „Kontrastmittel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- konstantes
konstantes
33,600 corpus weight
- Konsulate
Konsulate
33,598 corpus weight
- Kontrastmit…
Kontrastmittel
33,597 corpus weight
- Konvois
Konvois
33,596 corpus weight
- Konzentrat
Konzentrat
33,595 corpus weight
- konzentrier
konzentrier
33,594 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kontrastmittel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kontrastmittel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnˈtʁastˌmɪtl̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #66,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontrastmittel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontrastmittel is uncommon German at frequency #66,404 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtʁastˌmɪtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arzneimittel, das beim Röntgen, bei Magnetresonanztomografien und Sonografien eingesetzt wird, um bestimmte körperliche Strukturen und Funktionen sichtbar zu machen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kontrastmittel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Kontrastmittel, spelled K-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-M-I-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Arzneimittel, das beim Röntgen, bei Magnetresonanztomografien und Sonografien eingesetzt wird, um bestimmte körperliche Strukturen und Funktionen sichtbar zu machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kontrastmittel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie spritzen der Patientin Kontrastmittel und beobachten im Röntgen, ob sich die Substanz durch die Füllung der linken Hinterhauptsarterie auch im benachbarten Venenabfluss verteilt, dem sogenannten Sinus sigmoideus.“
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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