Which to use
“kotzen” is a verb and “Kröten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,820
- “kotzen” frequency rank
- #29,203
- “Kröten” frequency rank
- 36023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kotzen | Kröten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Mageninhalt über den Mund entleeren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kröte |
Where the eye mixes kotzen and Kröten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kotzen (CVCCVC) and Kröten (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kotzen vs Kröten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kotzen is [ˈkɔt͡sn̩] while Kröten is [ˈkʁøːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kotzen is recorded at frequency rank #6,820, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sn̩]. Kröten is at rank #29,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁøːtn̩].
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 36023, this pair ranks #1,625,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kotzen vs Kröten
Shared letters: eknt. Private to "kotzen": oz. Private to "Kröten": rö.
"kotzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kröten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kotzen ← kkotzen · kotezn · kottzen · kotzenn · kotzne · kotzzen · kozten · ktozen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kotzen" and "Kröten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kotzen" or "Kröten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kotzen" and "Kröten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kotzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kröten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,625,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kotzen" and "Kröten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate vs Kröten". 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 #1,625,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.