Skonto

[ˈskɔnto]

/[ˈskɔnto]/ noun

The verdict

“Skonto” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist prozentualer Preisnachlass auf den Rechnungsbetrag bei Zahlung innerhalb einer bestimmten Frist

Corpus desk

Index DE-skonto · Skonto · German

Skonto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Skonto
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkonto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɔnto]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skonto“ im Deutschen

Skontoliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skonto is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskɔnto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist prozentualer Preisnachlass auf den Rechnungsbetrag bei Zahlung innerhalb einer bestimmten Frist".

Zero misspellings are on record for Skonto in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Skonto, spelled S-K-O-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist prozentualer Preisnachlass auf den Rechnungsbetrag bei Zahlung innerhalb einer bestimmten Frist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir gewähren 2 % Skonto bei Zahlung innerhalb von 10 Tagen.
  2. Fragen Sie nach Rabatt, Bonus und Skonto.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Skonto"?
"Skonto" is spelled S-K-O-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɔnto].
What does "Skonto" mean?
As a noun, "Skonto" means: meist prozentualer Preisnachlass auf den Rechnungsbetrag bei Zahlung innerhalb einer bestimmten Frist
How do you pronounce "Skonto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skonto" is [ˈskɔnto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skonto" come from?
"Skonto" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list