Which to use
“gekocht” and “gekonnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,614
- “gekocht” frequency rank
- #11,879
- “gekonnt” frequency rank
- 19493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekocht | gekonnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter Einwirkung von Hitze zu einer Mahlzeit zubereitet | große Fähigkeiten, etwa handwerklicher oder technischer Art, unter Beweis stellend |
Where the eye mixes gekocht and gekonnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekocht and gekonnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gekocht with gekonnt
A purely visual mix-up. gekocht ([ɡəˈkɔxt]) and gekonnt ([ɡəˈkɔnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekocht is recorded at frequency rank #7,614, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkɔxt]. gekonnt is at rank #11,879, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkɔnt].
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 19493, this pair ranks #1,907,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gekocht vs gekonnt
Shared letters: egkot. Private to "gekocht": ch. Private to "gekonnt": n.
"gekocht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gekonnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gekocht" and "gekonnt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gekocht" or "gekonnt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gekocht" and "gekonnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekocht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gekonnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekocht" and "gekonnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekonnt vs gesinnt". 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 #1,907,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.