geköpftvsgekotztWhich spelling fits?

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“geköpft” and “gekotzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,534
“geköpft” frequency rank
#36,948
“gekotzt” frequency rank
74482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geköpft gekotzt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs köpfen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kotzen

Where the eye mixes geköpft and gekotzt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. geköpft and gekotzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
geköpft
7 ch
gekotzt

Look-alike desk: geköpft vs gekotzt

A purely visual mix-up. geköpft ([ɡəˈkœp͡ft]) and gekotzt ([ɡəˈkɔt͡st]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geköpft is recorded at frequency rank #37,534, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkœp͡ft]. gekotzt is at rank #36,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɔt͡st].

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 74482, this pair ranks #332,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geköpft vs gekotzt

Shared letters: egkt. Private to "geköpft": fpö. Private to "gekotzt": oz.

"geköpft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gekotzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gekotztegkotzt · gekkotzt · gekottz · gekottzt · gekotztt · gekotzzt · gekoztt · gektozt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geköpft" and "gekotzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈkœp͡ft] versus [ɡəˈkɔt͡st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geköpft" or "gekotzt"?
"gekotzt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,948 in our German list, against #37,534 for "geköpft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geköpft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gekotzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #332,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geköpft" and "gekotzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekappt vs geköpft". 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 #332,333 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