Kündigung

/[ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,976

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Kündigung is aGermannoun. It means: einseitige, in die Zukunft wirkende Beendigung eines Vertragsverhältnisses Pronounced [ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]. It ranks #5,976 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kündigungen and kündigen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kündigung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʏndɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,976 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kündigung, with forms such as "kkündigung", "knüdigung", and "küdnigung". 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 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 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 Kündigung, spelled K-Ü-N-D-I-G-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkündigung,knüdigung,küdnigung,künddigung,kündgiung,kündiggung,kündignug,kündigugn,kündigungg,kündigunng,kündiugng,künidgung,künndigung,ükndigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kündigung

Misspelling Variants of "Kündigung"

kkündigung10knüdigung9küdnigung9künddigung10kündgiung9kündiggung10kündignug9kündigugn9
Misspelling Variants of "Kündigung"

Frequency rank: #5,976 in German

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. 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.