Konz

[kɔnt͡s]

/[kɔnt͡s]/ name

The verdict

“Konz” is uncommon German (frequency #51,474 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,474
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Key facts for Konz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kɔnt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Konz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Konz lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Konz is uncommon German at frequency #51,474 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɔnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Konz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Konz, spelled K-O-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konz"?
"Konz" is spelled K-O-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnt͡s].
What does "Konz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Konz" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Konz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konz" is [kɔnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konz" come from?
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Using “Konz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list