Which to use
“Katzen” and “Kotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,325
- “Katzen” frequency rank
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- 27736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Katzen | Kotze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Katze | das Erbrochene |
Where the eye mixes Katzen and Kotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Katzen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kotze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Katzen and Kotze
A purely visual mix-up. Katzen ([ˈkat͡sn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Katzen is recorded at frequency rank #3,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡sn̩]. 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 27736, this pair ranks #1,796,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Katzen vs Kotze
Shared letters: ektz. Private to "Katzen": an. Private to "Kotze": o.
"Katzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Katzen" and "Kotze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Katzen" vs "Kotze" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Katzen" and "Kotze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Katzen" 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 #1,796,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Katzen" 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 #1,796,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.