Which to use
“könnt” and “konnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,233
- “könnt” frequency rank
- #214
- “konnte” frequency rank
- 1447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | könnt | konnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs können | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs können |
Where the eye mixes könnt and konnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. könnt ([kœnt]) and konnte ([ˈkɔntə]) 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 1447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
könnt is recorded at frequency rank #1,233, classified as averb, pronounced [kœnt]. konnte is at rank #214, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔntə].
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 1447, this pair ranks #2,004,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of könnt vs konnte
Shared letters: knt. Private to "könnt": ö. Private to "konnte": eo.
"könnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "konnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- konnte ← kkonnte · knonte · konnet · konntte · konte · kontne · oknnte