Which to use
“kontor” and “Kontur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,631
- “kontor” frequency rank
- #44,745
- “Kontur” frequency rank
- 87376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kontor | Kontur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dienststelle oder Geschäftsräumlichkeit, in der verschiedene schriftliche oder verwaltungstechnische Arbeiten erledigt werden | durch Kontrast oder meist Linien erzielter Umriss eines Körpers |
Where the eye mixes kontor and Kontur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kontor and Kontur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kontor vs Kontur
A purely visual mix-up. kontor ([kɔnˈtoːr]) and Kontur ([kɔnˈtuːɐ̯]) 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 a single letter - o in “kontor” becomes u in “Kontur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kontor is recorded at frequency rank #42,631, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈtoːr]. 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 87376, this pair ranks #81,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kontor vs Kontur
Shared letters: knort. Private to "kontor": -. Private to "Kontur": u.
"kontor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kontur" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kontor" and "Kontur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kontor" or "Kontur" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kontor" and "Kontur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kontor" 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 #81,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kontor" and "Kontur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kontert 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 #81,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.