Which to use
“König” and “Konto” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #816
- “König” frequency rank
- #2,980
- “Konto” frequency rank
- 3796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | König | Konto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen | Datenstruktur, meist in Form einer Tabelle, die beliebig viele Zeilen und zwei Spalten (Soll und Haben) aufweist |
Where the eye mixes König and Konto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: König vs Konto
A purely visual mix-up. König ([ˈkøːnɪç]) and Konto ([ˈkɔnto]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
König is recorded at frequency rank #816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪç]. Konto is at rank #2,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔnto].
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 3796, this pair ranks #1,999,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of König vs Konto
Shared letters: kn. Private to "König": giö. Private to "Konto": ot.
"König" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Konto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Konto ← kkonto · knoto · konnto · konot · kontto · kotno · oknto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "König" for "Konto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "König" vs "Konto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "König" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Konto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "König" and "Konto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konto 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 #1,999,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.