Which to use
“Kotze” and “Kürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- #5,862
- “Kürze” frequency rank
- 30273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kotze | Kürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Erbrochene | Sparsamkeit mit Worten |
Where the eye mixes Kotze and Kürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kotze and Kürze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kotze vs Kürze
A purely visual mix-up. Kotze ([ˈkɔt͡sə]) and Kürze ([ˈkʏʁt͡sə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kotze is recorded at frequency rank #24,411, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sə]. Kürze is at rank #5,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏʁt͡sə].
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 30273, this pair ranks #1,751,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kotze vs Kürze
Shared letters: ekz. Private to "Kotze": ot. Private to "Kürze": rü.
"Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kürze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kotze ← kkotze · kotez · kottze · kotzze · kozte · ktoze · oktze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kotze" for "Kürze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kotze" or "Kürze"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kotze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kotze" and "Kürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs Kotze". 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 #1,751,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.