konvex
[kɔnˈvɛks]
The verdict
“konvex” is uncommon German (frequency #63,478 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,478
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt
Corpus desk
Index DE-konvex · konvex · German
konvex · rank #63,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,478
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Konzernchef
Nearest frequency peer: Konzernchef (+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 „konvex“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Klingenberg
Klingenberg
36,527 corpus weight
- Kollektivs
Kollektivs
36,525 corpus weight
- konvex
konvex
36,523 corpus weight
- Konzernchef
Konzernchef
36,522 corpus weight
- Koralle
Koralle
36,521 corpus weight
- Korresponde…
Korrespondentin
36,520 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „konvex“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | konvex |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔnˈvɛks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „konvex“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
konvex is uncommon German at frequency #63,478 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔnˈvɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for konvex, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is konvex, spelled K-O-N-V-E-X.
Definition
- 1nach außen gewölbt, vom Betrachter aus gesehen zu ihm hin gewölbt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how konvex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sammellinsen oder konvexe Linsen sind in der Mitte, im Bereich der Optischen Achse, dicker als am Rand, Zerstreuungslinsen oder konkave Linsen sind am Rand dicker als in der Mitte.
Synonyms
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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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