Which to use
“Pfote” and “pot” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,136
- “Pfote” frequency rank
- #23,269
- “pot” frequency rank
- 63405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pfote | pot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten« anstatt »Klauen« genannt werden – und Primaten) bei landlebenden Säugetieren (zumeist Raubtieren) in Zehen gespaltenes Ende der Extremitäten | Topf |
Where the eye mixes Pfote and pot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Pfote vs pot
A purely visual mix-up. Pfote ([ˈp͡foːtə]) and pot ([pɒt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pfote is recorded at frequency rank #40,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡foːtə]. pot is at rank #23,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɒt].
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 63405, this pair ranks #677,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pfote vs pot
Shared letters: opt. Private to "Pfote": ef. Private to "pot": -.
"Pfote" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "pot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pfote ← fpote · pffote · pfoet · pfotte · pftoe · pofte · ppfote
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #677,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pfote" and "pot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pfote vs ponte". 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 #677,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.