Which to use
“kent” is a verb and “kot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,409
- “kent” frequency rank
- #17,056
- “kot” frequency rank
- 30465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kent | kot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs ken | Katze, Kater (Felis silvestris) |
Letter map: kent vs kot
Shared letters muted; letters that set kent and kot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - kent and kot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kent is averb and kotanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kent is recorded at frequency rank #13,409, classified as averb, pronounced […]. kot is at rank #17,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔt].
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 30465, this pair ranks #1,747,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kent vs kot
Shared letters: kt. Private to "kent": en. Private to "kot": o.
"kent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kent ← eknt · kentt · ketn · kkent · knet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kent" and "kot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kent" or "kot" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "kent" vs "kot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "kent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,747,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kent" and "kot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kot vs krönt". 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 #1,747,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.