Kontrollposten
[kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpɔstn̩]
The verdict
“Kontrollposten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der die Aufgabe hat, Kontrollen durchzuführen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontrollposten · Kontrollposten · German
Kontrollposten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kontrollposten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontrollposten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kontrollposten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kontrollposten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kontrollposten, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-P-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mensch, der die Aufgabe hat, Kontrollen durchzuführen
- 2Ort, an dem Kontrollen durchgeführt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kontrollposten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er grüßte den Kontrollposten und konnte ungehindert weiterfahren.
„Am Kontrollposten stand ein Mann, ein älterer Zivilist, und hielt die israelische Fahne hoch.“
Synonyms
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.