Which to use
“kot” is a noun and “Kurt” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,056
- “kot” frequency rank
- #3,753
- “Kurt” frequency rank
- 20809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kot | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Katze, Kater (Felis silvestris) | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes kot and Kurt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between kot and Kurt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kot is [kɔt] while Kurt is [kʊʁt]. 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 (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kot is recorded at frequency rank #17,056, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔt]. Kurt is at rank #3,753, tagged as aname, pronounced [kʊʁt].
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 20809, this pair ranks #1,893,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kot vs Kurt
Shared letters: kt. Private to "kot": o. Private to "Kurt": ru.
"kot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Kurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurt ← kkurt · krut · kurrt · kurtt · kutr · ukrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kot" for "Kurt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kot" or "Kurt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kot" and "Kurt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kot" and "Kurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kot vs krönt". 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 #1,893,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.