Which to use
“Konto” and “kontor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,980
- “Konto” frequency rank
- #42,631
- “kontor” frequency rank
- 45611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Konto | kontor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Datenstruktur, meist in Form einer Tabelle, die beliebig viele Zeilen und zwei Spalten (Soll und Haben) aufweist | Dienststelle oder Geschäftsräumlichkeit, in der verschiedene schriftliche oder verwaltungstechnische Arbeiten erledigt werden |
Where the eye mixes Konto and kontor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Konto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against kontor's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Konto with kontor
A purely visual mix-up. Konto ([ˈkɔnto]) and kontor ([kɔnˈtoːr]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Konto” sits inside “kontor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Konto is recorded at frequency rank #2,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔnto]. kontor is at rank #42,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈtoːr].
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 45611, this pair ranks #1,347,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Konto vs kontor
Shared letters: knot. Private to "Konto": -. Private to "kontor": r.
"Konto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kontor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Konto" and "kontor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Konto" vs "kontor" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Konto" and "kontor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Konto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kontor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,347,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Konto" and "kontor" 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 #1,347,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.