Kündigung

[ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kündigung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,976. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,976
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einseitige, in die Zukunft wirkende Beendigung eines Vertragsverhältnisses

Corpus desk

Index DE-kundigung · Kündigung · German

Kündigung · rank #5,976 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,976
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Königreich

Nearest frequency peer: Königreich (-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 „Kündigung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kündigung“ 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).

Kündigung vs Kündigungen
82% similar
Kündigung vs kündigen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kündigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKündigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,976
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kündigung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Königreich“ (#5,975), „Labor“ (#5,977), „Kälte“ (#5,974). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kündigung“ bei #5,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kündigung (IPA [ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,976 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kündigung, with forms such as "kkündigung", "knüdigung", and "küdnigung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kündigungen", "kündigen", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kündigung, spelled K-Ü-N-D-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einseitige, in die Zukunft wirkende Beendigung eines Vertragsverhältnisses
  2. 2
    Entlassung aus einem Arbeitsverhältnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich schicke dem Verlag eine Kündigung für mein Zeitschriftenabonnement.
  2. „Dann ging er hinüber in sein Büro, setzte sich an seinen Schreibtisch und tippte seine Kündigung.“

Synonyms

BeendigungEntlassung

Antonyms

VertragsabschlussEinstellung

This word in other languages

termination(English)cancelación(Español)résiliation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkündigung
  • knüdigung
  • küdnigung
  • künddigung
  • kündgiung
  • kündiggung
  • kündignug
  • kündigugn
  • kündigungg
  • kündigunng
  • kündiugng
  • künidgung
  • künndigung
  • ükndigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kündigung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkündigung1knüdigung2küdnigung2künddigung1kündgiung2kündiggung1kündignug2kündigugn2
Edit distance from "Kündigung"

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 "Kündigung"?
"Kündigung" is spelled K-Ü-N-D-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Kündigung" mean?
As a noun, "Kündigung" means: einseitige, in die Zukunft wirkende Beendigung eines Vertragsverhältnisses
What words are commonly confused with "Kündigung"?
"Kündigung" is commonly confused with "Kündigungen", "kündigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kündigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kündigung" is [ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kündigung" come from?
"Kündigung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Störungen14 variantssüdlichen14 variantsUntergang14 variantsDisziplin14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list