Konversion

/[ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,462

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Konversion is aGermannoun. It means: Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere Pronounced [ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Often confused with Konzession and Konvention.

Key facts for Konversion
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonversion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,462
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Konversion is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,462 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Konversion, with forms such as "kkonversion", "knoversion", and "konevrsion". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Konzession", "Konvention", "Konfession", and more, 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 Konversion, spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-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
    Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere
  2. 2
    Gebäude-Umnutzung, zum Beispiel von einer Kaserne zu einem Jugendheim
  3. 3
    Umwandlung seelisch bedingter Konflikte in körperliche
  4. 4
    Umwandlung in eine andere Wortart ohne Veränderung der Morpheme des Wortes. Konversion (auch Nullableitung genannt) schafft ein Wort aus einem vorhandenen ohne jede morphologische Veränderung des Wortes, durch bloße Veränderung seiner syntaktischen Gebrauchsweise.
  5. 5
    Bezeichnung von Lyons für einen besonderen Typ semantischer Relationen zwischen Wörtern eines bestimmten Typs von Wortpaaren oder verschiedenen, aber gleichbedeutenden grammatischen Konstruktionen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkonversion,knoversion,konevrsion,konnversion,konverison,konverrsion,konversino,konversionn,konversoin,konverssion,konvesrion,konvresion,konvversion,kovnersion,oknversion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Konversion

Misspelling Variants of "Konversion"

kkonversion11knoversion10konevrsion10konnversion11konverison10konverrsion11konversino10konversionn11
Misspelling Variants of "Konversion"

Frequency rank: #36,462 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konversion"?
"Konversion" is spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Konversion" mean?
As a noun, "Konversion" means: Übertritt von einer Konfession in eine andere
What words are commonly confused with "Konversion"?
"Konversion" is commonly confused with "Konzession", "Konvention", "Konfession". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konversion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konversion" is [ˌkɔnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konversion" come from?
"Konversion" 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.