Which to use
“kommt” and “kotzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #128
- “kommt” frequency rank
- #14,612
- “kotzt” frequency rank
- 14740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommt | kotzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kotzen |
Where the eye mixes kommt and kotzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kommt and kotzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kommt and kotzt
A purely visual mix-up. kommt ([kɔmt]) and kotzt ([kɔt͡st]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommt is recorded at frequency rank #128, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔmt]. kotzt is at rank #14,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔt͡st].
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 14740, this pair ranks #1,949,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommt vs kotzt
Shared letters: kot. Private to "kommt": m. Private to "kotzt": z.
"kommt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "kotzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kommt" and "kotzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kommt" or "kotzt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kommt" and "kotzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kotzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommt" and "kotzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kotzt vs kürzt". 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 #1,949,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.