Sichtkontakt

[ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt]

/[ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sichtkontakt” is uncommon German (frequency #93,591 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,591
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gestaltung des Abstands zum Ziel derart, dass es gesehen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-sichtkontakt · Sichtkontakt · German

Sichtkontakt · rank #93,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,591
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sicherungskas…

Nearest frequency peer: Sicherungskasten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sichtkontakt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sichtkontakt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sichtkontakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSichtkontakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sichtkontakt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sichtkontaktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sicherungskasten“ (#93,590), „siebzehnten“ (#93,592), „signed“ (#93,593). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sichtkontakt“ bei #93,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sichtkontakt is uncommon German at frequency #93,591 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gestaltung des Abstands zum Ziel derart, dass es gesehen werden kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sichtkontakt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sichtkontakt, spelled S-I-C-H-T-K-O-N-T-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gestaltung des Abstands zum Ziel derart, dass es gesehen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ich behielt Sichtkontakt zu Céline und fühlte mich prima.“

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 "Sichtkontakt"?
"Sichtkontakt" is spelled S-I-C-H-T-K-O-N-T-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt].
What does "Sichtkontakt" mean?
As a noun, "Sichtkontakt" means: Gestaltung des Abstands zum Ziel derart, dass es gesehen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Sichtkontakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sichtkontakt" is [ˈzɪçtkɔnˌtakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sichtkontakt" come from?
"Sichtkontakt" 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 "Sichtkontakt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seminaristen#93,583Segelflieger#93,578slowenischer#93,606Schürfwunden#93,575

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list