gekotztvsgetötetTell them apart

Quick tell: gekotzt is a verb, getötet is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gekotzt” is a verb and “getötet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,948
“gekotzt” frequency rank
#2,066
“getötet” frequency rank
39014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gekotzt getötet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kotzen durch jemanden oder etwas ums Leben gebracht

Where the eye mixes gekotzt and getötet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gekotzt (CVCVCCC) and getötet (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
gekotzt
7 ch
getötet

Visual trap between gekotzt and getötet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekotzt is [ɡəˈkɔt͡st] while getötet is [ɡəˈtøːtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gekotzt is recorded at frequency rank #36,948, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɔt͡st]. getötet is at rank #2,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtøːtət].

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 39014, this pair ranks #1,548,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gekotzt vs getötet

Shared letters: egt. Private to "gekotzt": koz. Private to "getötet": ö.

"gekotzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "getötet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gekotzt" and "getötet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gekotzt" is a verb and "getötet" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gekotzt" vs "getötet" - which ranks higher?
"getötet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,066 in our German list, against #36,948 for "gekotzt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gekotzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "getötet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,548,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gekotzt" and "getötet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekotzt vs gekratzt". 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 #1,548,487 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