kontrollieren

[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən]

/[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“kontrollieren” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,133
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person oder Sache daraufhin untersuchen, ob bei ihr bestimmte Kriterien, Anforderungen erfüllt sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrollieren · kontrollieren · German

kontrollieren · rank #4,133 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,133
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Knochen

Nearest frequency peer: Knochen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kontrollieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kontrollieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kontrollieren vs kontrolliert
85% similar
kontrollieren vs kontrollierte
85% similar
kontrollieren vs kontrollierten
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kontrollieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkontrollieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,133
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kontrollieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kontrollierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Knochen“ (#4,132), „Kriterien“ (#4,134), „Kindes“ (#4,131). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kontrollieren“ bei #4,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around kontrollieren (IPA [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,133 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for kontrollieren, with forms such as "kkontrollieren", "knotrollieren", and "konntrollieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "kontrolliert", "kontrollierte", "kontrollierten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kontrollieren, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person oder Sache daraufhin untersuchen, ob bei ihr bestimmte Kriterien, Anforderungen erfüllt sind
  2. 2
    die Macht ausüben über etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kontrollieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Heute wurde wieder mal die Geschwindigkeit der Fahrzeuge kontrolliert.
  2. „Ich hatte wieder darauf hingewiesen, daß ein Schornsteinfeger schlecht dazu geeignet sei, Fachunterricht in der Oberschule zu kontrollieren.“

Synonyms

prüfenüberprüfenvergewissernbeherrschensteuern

This word in other languages

check(English)controlar(Español)contrôler(Français)verificar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontrollieren
  • knotrollieren
  • konntrollieren
  • konrtollieren
  • kontorllieren
  • kontrlolieren
  • kontrolieren
  • kontrolileren
  • kontrolleiren
  • kontrollieern
  • kontrollierenn
  • kontrollierne
  • kontrollierren
  • kontrollireen
  • kontrrollieren
  • konttrollieren
  • kotnrollieren
  • okntrollieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kontrollieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkontrollieren1knotrollieren2konntrollieren1konrtollieren2kontorllieren2kontrlolieren2kontrolieren1kontrolileren2
Edit distance from "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 "kontrollieren"?
"kontrollieren" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən].
What does "kontrollieren" mean?
As a verb, "kontrollieren" means: eine Person oder Sache daraufhin untersuchen, ob bei ihr bestimmte Kriterien, Anforderungen erfüllt sind
What words are commonly confused with "kontrollieren"?
"kontrollieren" is commonly confused with "kontrolliert", "kontrollierte", "kontrollierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kontrollieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kontrollieren" is [kɔntʁɔˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kontrollieren" come from?
"kontrollieren" 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 "kontrollieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Qualifikation#4,148Voraussetzung#4,084einverstanden#4,192unterscheidet#4,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

medizinische18 variantshinterlassen18 variantsrechtlichen18 variantsWiderspruch18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list