kröntvsKurortWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: krönt is a verb, Kurort is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“krönt” is a verb and “Kurort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,028
“krönt” frequency rank
#30,158
“Kurort” frequency rank
79186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature krönt Kurort
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krönen Ort, in dem medizinische Therapien in Form von Kuren angeboten werden

Where the eye mixes krönt and Kurort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. krönt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Kurort's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
krönt
6 ch
Kurort

Visual trap between krönt and Kurort

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krönt is [kʁøːnt] while Kurort is [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

krönt is recorded at frequency rank #49,028, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁøːnt]. Kurort is at rank #30,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt].

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 79186, this pair ranks #222,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of krönt vs Kurort

Shared letters: krt. Private to "krönt": nö. Private to "Kurort": ou.

"krönt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Kurort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kurort ← kkurort · kruort · kuorrt · kurorrt · kurortt · kurotr · kurrort · kurrot

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "krönt" for "Kurort" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "krönt" is a verb and "Kurort" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "krönt" vs "Kurort" - which ranks higher?
"Kurort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,158 in our German list, against #49,028 for "krönt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "krönt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kurort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "krönt" and "Kurort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate 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 #222,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list