Konvektion
[kɔnvɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konvektion” is uncommon German (frequency #69,428 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,428
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vertikale (aufwärts- oder abwärtsgerichtete) Luftströmung; Austausch von verschieden temperierten Luftmassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-konvektion · Konvektion · German
Konvektion · rank #69,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,428
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH konnotiert
Nearest frequency peer: konnotiert (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Konvektion“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kombiniere
kombiniere
30,577 corpus weight
- Kommerzienr…
Kommerzienrat
30,576 corpus weight
- Konjugation
Konjugation
30,575 corpus weight
- konnotiert
konnotiert
30,574 corpus weight
- Konvektion
Konvektion
30,573 corpus weight
- Korresponde…
Korrespondenzen
30,571 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Konvektion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konvektion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnvɛkˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Konvektion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Konvektion is uncommon German at frequency #69,428 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnvɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Konvektion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Konvektion, spelled K-O-N-V-E-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1vertikale (aufwärts- oder abwärtsgerichtete) Luftströmung; Austausch von verschieden temperierten Luftmassen
- 2Strömungsbewegung in einem flüssigen Medium
- 3Transport von Energie oder elektrischer Ladung durch bewegte kleinste Teilchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Konvektion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Oft kommt die Bewegung aber auch durch die Dichteänderungen der erwärmten Körper zustande (Auftriebskraft). In diesem Fall spricht man von freier Konvektion.“
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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.
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