# ter vs tot

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ter
*verb · IPA [ˈte(ʁ)] · frequency rank #12,183*
haben, besitzen

### tot
*adjective · IPA [toːt] · frequency rank #1,525*
nicht (mehr) lebend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ter-vs-tot