KontenvsKontoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Konten” and “Konto” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,738
“Konten” frequency rank
#2,980
“Konto” frequency rank
11718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konten Konto
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konto Datenstruktur, meist in Form einer Tabelle, die beliebig viele Zeilen und zwei Spalten (Soll und Haben) aufweist

Where the eye mixes Konten and Konto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Konten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Konto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Konten
5 ch
Konto

Visual trap between Konten and Konto

A purely visual mix-up. Konten ([ˈkɔntn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konten is recorded at frequency rank #8,738, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔntn̩]. 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 11718, this pair ranks #1,968,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Konten vs Konto

Shared letters: knot. Private to "Konten": e. Private to "Konto": -.

"Konten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Konto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kontenkkonten · konetn · konnten · kontenn · kontten · kotnen · oknten
  • Kontokkonto · knoto · konnto · konot · kontto · kotno · oknto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Konten" for "Konto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɔntn̩] versus [ˈkɔnto]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Konten" or "Konto"?
"Konto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,980 in our German list, against #8,738 for "Konten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konten" 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 #1,968,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konten" and "Konto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konntet vs Konten". 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 #1,968,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list