konvex

/[kɔnˈvɛks]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#63,478

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

konvex is anGermanadj. It means: nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt Pronounced [kɔnˈvɛks].

Key facts for konvex
PropertyValue
Headwordkonvex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kɔnˈvɛks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for konvex is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈvɛks]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,478 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for konvex in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 konvex, spelled K-O-N-V-E-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt

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Frequency rank: #63,478 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "konvex"?
"konvex" is spelled K-O-N-V-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈvɛks].
What does "konvex" mean?
As an adj, "konvex" means: nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt
How do you pronounce "konvex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konvex" is [kɔnˈvɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konvex" come from?
"konvex" 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.