countervsPollockConfusable pair

Quick tell: counter is a noun, Pollock is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“counter” is a noun and “Pollock” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,500
“counter” frequency rank
#49,968
“Pollock” frequency rank
75468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature counter Pollock
Definition Schalter deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: counter vs Pollock

Shared letters muted; letters that set counter and Pollock apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

7 ch
counter
7 ch
Pollock

Grammar separator: counter vs Pollock

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: counter is anoun and Pollockaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

counter is recorded at frequency rank #25,500, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Pollock is at rank #49,968, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 75468, this pair ranks #307,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of counter vs Pollock

Shared letters: co. Private to "counter": enrtu. Private to "Pollock": klp.

"counter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "Pollock" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • counterccounter · conuter · counetr · counnter · counterr · countre · countter · coutner
  • Pollockopllock · plolock · pollcok · pollocck · pollockk · pollokc · polock · pololck

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "counter" for "Pollock" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "counter" is a noun and "Pollock" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "counter" or "Pollock"?
"counter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,500 in our German list, against #49,968 for "Pollock". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "counter" vs "Pollock" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "counter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Pollock" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "counter" and "Pollock" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pollock 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 #307,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list