Kontroverse

[ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]

/[ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontroverse” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,955
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - länger anhaltender Disput, heftiger Streit (aufgrund unterschiedlicher oder gegensätzlicher Beurteilungen, Einschätzungen, Meinungen bezüglich eines bestimmten Sachthemas)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontroverse · Kontroverse · German

Kontroverse · rank #12,955 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,955
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kompakt

Nearest frequency peer: kompakt (-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 „Kontroverse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kontroverse“ 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).

Kontroverse vs Kontroversen
92% similar
Kontroverse vs kontrovers
82% similar

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

Key facts for Kontroverse
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontroverse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,955
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontroverse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kontroverseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kompakt“ (#12,954), „Krankenhäusern“ (#12,956), „Koks“ (#12,953). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontroverse“ bei #12,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Kontroverse (IPA [ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,955 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "länger anhaltender Disput, heftiger Streit (aufgrund unterschiedlicher oder gegensätzlicher Beurteilungen, Einschätzungen, Meinungen bezüglich eines bestimmten Sachthemas)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontroverse, with forms such as "kkontroverse", "knotroverse", and "konntroverse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontroversen", "kontrovers", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kontroverse, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    länger anhaltender Disput, heftiger Streit (aufgrund unterschiedlicher oder gegensätzlicher Beurteilungen, Einschätzungen, Meinungen bezüglich eines bestimmten Sachthemas)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gab eine heftige Kontroverse.
  2. „Nichts machte das deutlicher als die Kontroverse zwischen Gabriel und der Juso-Vorsitzenden Johanna Ueckermann.“

Synonyms

MeinungsverschiedenheitAuseinandersetzung

This word in other languages

controversy(English)controversia(Español)controverse(Français)controvérsia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontroverse
  • knotroverse
  • konntroverse
  • konrtoverse
  • kontorverse
  • kontroevrse
  • kontroveres
  • kontroverrse
  • kontroversse
  • kontrovesre
  • kontrovrese
  • kontrovverse
  • kontrroverse
  • kontrvoerse
  • konttroverse
  • kotnroverse
  • okntroverse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kontroverse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkontroverse1knotroverse2konntroverse1konrtoverse2kontorverse2kontroevrse2kontroveres2kontroverrse1
Edit distance from "Kontroverse"

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 "Kontroverse"?
"Kontroverse" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə].
What does "Kontroverse" mean?
As a noun, "Kontroverse" means: länger anhaltender Disput, heftiger Streit (aufgrund unterschiedlicher oder gegensätzlicher Beurteilungen, Einschätzungen, Meinungen bezüglich eines bestimmten Sachthemas)
What words are commonly confused with "Kontroverse"?
"Kontroverse" is commonly confused with "Kontroversen", "kontrovers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kontroverse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontroverse" is [ˌkɔntʁoˈvɛʁzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontroverse" come from?
"Kontroverse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marschieren#12,966Hausmeister#12,938monatlichen#12,973Optimierung#12,983

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

geringfügig17 variantspraktiziert17 variantsgegenseitige17 variantsprogrammiert17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list