Konversation

/[kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,601

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Konversation is aGermannoun. It means: leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit Pronounced [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with Konversion.

Key facts for Konversation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonversation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#18,601
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Konversation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Konversation is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,601 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Konversation, with forms such as "kkonversation", "knoversation", and "konevrsation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Konversion", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Konversation, spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkonversation,knoversation,konevrsation,konnversation,konverastion,konverrsation,konversaiton,konversatino,konversationn,konversatoin,konversattion,konverssation,konverstaion,konvesration,konvresation,konvversation,kovnersation,oknversation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Konversation

Misspelling Variants of "Konversation"

kkonversation13knoversation12konevrsation12konnversation13konverastion12konverrsation13konversaiton12konversatino12
Misspelling Variants of "Konversation"

Frequency rank: #18,601 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konversation"?
"Konversation" is spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Konversation" mean?
As a noun, "Konversation" means: leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Konversation"?
"Konversation" is commonly confused with "Konversion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konversation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konversation" is [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konversation" come from?
"Konversation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.