Kontaktlinse
\kɔnˈtaktˌlɪnzə\
The verdict
“Kontaktlinse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lentille de contact.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kontaktlinse · Kontaktlinse · French
Kontaktlinse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kontaktlinse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔnˈtaktˌlɪnzə\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kontaktlinse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔnˈtaktˌlɪnzə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lentille de contact.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kontaktlinse, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Kontaktlinse, spelled K-O-N-T-A-K-T-L-I-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1Lentille de contact.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kontaktlinse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er mag Kontaktlinsen lieber als eine Brille.
Als ich die Wohnzimmertür öffnete, sah ich die ganze Familie auf dem Teppich herumkriechen. Was war passiert? Oma hatte eine Kontaktlinse verloren!
Synonyms
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.