Kontur
German, noun/kɔnˈtuːr/
Kontur is spelled K-O-N-T-U-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kontur is a German feminine noun meaning “outline, contour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Kontrast oder meist Linien erzielter Umriss eines Körpers”.
What does Kontur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoutline, contour
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Kontrast oder meist Linien erzielter Umriss eines Körpers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kontur
- Konturen plural
- Konturs genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kontur?
- /kɔnˈtuːr/
- [kɔnˈtu(ː)ɐ̯]
- [kɔnˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kontur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kontur in German?
Kontur appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).