Konversation
[kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Konversation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,601 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,601
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Konversation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Konversation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Konversation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konversation, with forms such as "kkonversation", "knoversation", and "konevrsation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Konversion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konversation, spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit
This word in other languages
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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konversation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Konversation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Konversion” - see the side-by-side comparison. Konversation vs Konversion
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.