Spontankauf
[ʃpɔnˈtaːnˌkaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Spontankauf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der ungeplante Erwerb von etwas gegen Bezahlung; einem plötzlichen Anreiz folgender, spontaner Kauf
Corpus desk
Index DE-spontankauf · Spontankauf · German
Spontankauf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spontankauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpɔnˈtaːnˌkaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spontankauf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spontankauf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpɔnˈtaːnˌkaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der ungeplante Erwerb von etwas gegen Bezahlung; einem plötzlichen Anreiz folgender, spontaner Kauf".
Spontankauf has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spontankauf, spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-K-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1der ungeplante Erwerb von etwas gegen Bezahlung; einem plötzlichen Anreiz folgender, spontaner Kauf
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Spontankauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Spontankäufe führen zwangsläufig zu mehr Tierleid, da sich die Käuferinnen und Käufer oft nicht über die Haltungsbedingungen informieren.“
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.