Which to use
“counter” and “county” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,500
- “counter” frequency rank
- #12,256
- “county” frequency rank
- 37756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | counter | county |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schalter | historisch, die Grafschaft |
Letter map: counter vs county
Shared letters muted; letters that set counter and county apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: counter and county
counter and county are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
counter is recorded at frequency rank #25,500, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. county is at rank #12,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʊnti].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37756, this pair ranks #1,581,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of counter vs county
Shared letters: cnotu. Private to "counter": er. Private to "county": y.
"counter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "county" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "counter" and "county" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "counter" vs "county" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "counter" and "county". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "counter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "county" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "counter" and "county" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "counter vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,581,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.