KontervsKörnerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,054
“Konter” frequency rank
#14,115
“Körner” frequency rank
31169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konter Körner
Definition schnell ausgeführter Gegenangriff der in die Defensive geratenen Mannschaft Werkzeug für die Positionierung und Fixierung einer Bohrung

Where the eye mixes Konter and Körner

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Konter and Körner follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Konter
6 ch
Körner

Look-alike desk: Konter vs Körner

A purely visual mix-up. Konter ([ˈkɔntɐ]) and Körner ([ˈkœʁnɐ]) 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 31169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konter is recorded at frequency rank #17,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔntɐ]. Körner is at rank #14,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁnɐ].

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 31169, this pair ranks #1,733,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Konter vs Körner

Shared letters: eknr. Private to "Konter": ot. Private to "Körner": ö.

"Konter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Körner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konter ← kkonter · knoter · konetr · konnter · konterr · kontre · kontter · kotner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Konter" for "Körner" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɔntɐ] versus [ˈkœʁnɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Konter" or "Körner" show up more?
"Körner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,115 in our German list, against #17,054 for "Konter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Körner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,733,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konter" and "Körner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konter vs Kutter". 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 #1,733,466 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