Konzern

[kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn]

/[kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Konzern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,279
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenschluss von mehreren selbstständigen Unternehmen unter einer einheitlichen wirtschaftlichen Führung mit dem Zweck der Kostenersparnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-konzern · Konzern · German

Konzern · rank #5,279 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,279
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konzentriert

Nearest frequency peer: konzentriert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Konzern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Konzern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Konzern vs kotzen
57% similar
Konzern vs Konzert
86% similar
Konzern vs Körpern
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Konzern
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonzern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,279
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Konzern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Konzernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „konzentriert“ (#5,278), „Leiche“ (#5,280), „Konflikte“ (#5,277). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Konzern“ bei #5,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Konzern (IPA [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,279 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zusammenschluss von mehreren selbstständigen Unternehmen unter einer einheitlichen wirtschaftlichen Führung mit dem Zweck der Kostenersparnis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Konzern, with forms such as "kkonzern", "knozern", and "konezrn". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "kotzen", "Konzert", "Körpern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Konzern, spelled K-O-N-Z-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenschluss von mehreren selbstständigen Unternehmen unter einer einheitlichen wirtschaftlichen Führung mit dem Zweck der Kostenersparnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Konzern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Siemens ist ein großer Konzern.
  2. Konzerne haben eine große Bedeutung für die Wirtschaft.

This word in other languages

combine(English)consorcio(Español)groupe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonzern
  • knozern
  • konezrn
  • konnzern
  • konzenr
  • konzernn
  • konzerrn
  • konzren
  • konzzern
  • koznern
  • oknzern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Konzern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkonzern1knozern2konezrn2konnzern1konzenr2konzernn1konzerrn1konzren2
Edit distance from "Konzern"

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 "Konzern"?
"Konzern" is spelled K-O-N-Z-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn].
What does "Konzern" mean?
As a noun, "Konzern" means: Zusammenschluss von mehreren selbstständigen Unternehmen unter einer einheitlichen wirtschaftlichen Führung mit dem Zweck der Kostenersparnis
What words are commonly confused with "Konzern"?
"Konzern" is commonly confused with "kotzen", "Konzert", "Körpern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konzern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konzern" is [kɔnˈt͡sɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konzern" come from?
"Konzern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Konzern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kanzler#5,275niedrig#5,288hierher#5,269offener#5,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Diagnose11 variantsAmerican11 variantsTropfen11 variantsVorfeld11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list