kontrolliere

[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə]

/[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kontrolliere” is uncommon German (frequency #53,007 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,007
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrolliere · kontrolliere · German

kontrolliere · rank #53,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,007
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kontrapunkt

Nearest frequency peer: Kontrapunkt (-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 „kontrolliere“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kontrolliere
PropertyValue
Headwordkontrolliere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kontrolliere“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kontrollierefällt 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: „Kontrapunkt“ (#53,006), „kostenlosem“ (#53,008), „konsequentes“ (#53,005). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kontrolliere“ bei #53,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kontrolliere is uncommon German at frequency #53,007 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for kontrolliere in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kontrolliere, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren

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 "kontrolliere"?
"kontrolliere" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə].
What does "kontrolliere" mean?
As a verb, "kontrolliere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kontrollieren
How do you pronounce "kontrolliere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kontrolliere" is [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

konsequentes#53,005kultivierten#53,015Kulturbesitz#53,017Klavierspiel#52,993

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list