Which to use
“kontern” is a verb and “Kontur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,197
- “kontern” frequency rank
- #44,745
- “Kontur” frequency rank
- 73942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kontern | Kontur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Rede oder Maßnahme mit Gegenrede oder -maßnahmen beantworten | durch Kontrast oder meist Linien erzielter Umriss eines Körpers |
Where the eye mixes kontern and Kontur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kontern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Kontur's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kontern vs Kontur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kontern is [ˈkɔntɐn] while Kontur is [kɔnˈtuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kontern is recorded at frequency rank #29,197, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔntɐn]. Kontur is at rank #44,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈtuːɐ̯].
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 73942, this pair ranks #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kontern vs Kontur
Shared letters: knort. Private to "kontern": e. Private to "Kontur": u.
"kontern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Kontur" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kontern" and "Kontur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kontern" or "Kontur"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kontern" and "Kontur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kontern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kontur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kontern" and "Kontur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kontor vs Kontur". 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 #346,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.