noun
account
A1
Konto means account, typically a bank account or financial account. It’s a neuter noun (das Konto) with plural Konten. Genitive des Kontos. Declension regular but plural takes -en (Konten). Used for bank, online and accounting contexts. No irregular gender; watch spelling in genitive forms.
Examples
Die Bank sperrte das Konto, nachdem ungewöhnliche Zahlungen entdeckt wurden.
The bank blocked the account after unusual payments were discovered.
Ich habe ein Konto.
I have an account.
Ich habe ein neues Konto bei der Bank eröffnet.
I opened a new account at the bank.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a bank statement with the word KONTO at the top.
Sounds like 'count-oh' (an account has counts).
das Konto — think of the neutral bank vault (no gender).
Notes
Konto is commonly used for bank accounts. Plural is usually Konten.