Which to use
“Katze” and “Kotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,659
- “Katze” frequency rank
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- 27070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Katze | Kotze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in zahlreichen Rassen gezüchtetes, dem Menschen verbundenes, anschmiegsames Haustier (Felis silvestris catus) | das Erbrochene |
Where the eye mixes Katze and Kotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Katze and Kotze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Katze with Kotze
A purely visual mix-up. Katze ([ˈkat͡sə]) and Kotze ([ˈkɔt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Katze” becomes o in “Kotze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Katze is recorded at frequency rank #2,659, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡sə]. Kotze is at rank #24,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sə].
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 27070, this pair ranks #1,807,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Katze vs Kotze
Shared letters: ektz. Private to "Katze": a. Private to "Kotze": o.
"Katze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Katze" and "Kotze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Katze" or "Kotze" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Katze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Katze" and "Kotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs Kotze". 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 #1,807,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.