Konzil

/[kɔnˈt͡siːl]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,602

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Konzil is aGermannoun. It means: Kirchenversammlung der katholischen Kirche, in der über kirchliche Angelegenheiten beraten und entschieden wird Pronounced [kɔnˈt͡siːl]. Often confused with Konzils and König.

Key facts for Konzil
PropertyValue
HeadwordKonzil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈt͡siːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,602
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Konzil is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈt͡siːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,602 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kirchenversammlung der katholischen Kirche, in der über kirchliche Angelegenheiten beraten und entschieden wird".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Konzil, with forms such as "kkonzil", "knozil", and "konizl". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Konzils", "König", "Konsul", 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 Konzil, spelled K-O-N-Z-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kirchenversammlung der katholischen Kirche, in der über kirchliche Angelegenheiten beraten und entschieden wird

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkonzil,knozil,konizl,konnzil,konzill,konzli,konzzil,koznil,oknzil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Konzil

Misspelling Variants of "Konzil"

kkonzil7knozil6konizl6konnzil7konzill7konzli6konzzil7koznil6
Misspelling Variants of "Konzil"

Frequency rank: #18,602 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Konzil"?
"Konzil" is spelled K-O-N-Z-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈt͡siːl].
What does "Konzil" mean?
As a noun, "Konzil" means: Kirchenversammlung der katholischen Kirche, in der über kirchliche Angelegenheiten beraten und entschieden wird
What words are commonly confused with "Konzil"?
"Konzil" is commonly confused with "Konzils", "König", "Konsul". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Konzil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Konzil" is [kɔnˈt͡siːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Konzil" come from?
"Konzil" 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.