kontroversiell
[kɔntʁovɛʁˈzi̯ɛl]
The verdict
“kontroversiell” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - viel und heftig diskutiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-kontroversiell · kontroversiell · German
kontroversiell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kontroversiell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔntʁovɛʁˈzi̯ɛl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kontroversiell“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kontroversiell is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔntʁovɛʁˈzi̯ɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel und heftig diskutiert".
kontroversiell doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kontroversiell, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1viel und heftig diskutiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kontroversiell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Abtreibungsdebatte ist ein sehr kontroversielles Thema.
Antonyms
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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.