Kant

[kant]

/[kant]/ name

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The verdict

“Kant” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,075
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kant · Kant · German

Kant · rank #11,075 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,075
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kairo

Nearest frequency peer: Kairo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kant vs KT
25% similar
Kant vs Ken
50% similar
Kant vs kit
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kant
PropertyValue
HeadwordKant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kant]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,075
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kant“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kairo“ (#11,074), „Kante“ (#11,076), „Jubel“ (#11,073). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kant“ bei #11,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kant (IPA [kant]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,075 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kant, with forms such as "aknt", "kannt", and "kantt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KT", "Ken", "kit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kant, spelled K-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Frau Kant (31 Jahre alt; verheiratet) arbeitet bei einem großen Reiseveranstalter. Sie nimmt seit einem halben Jahr an der Psychodramatherapiegruppe teil, …“
  2. „Der Begriff der Antinomie läßt sich bis zu Plutarch und Quintilian zurückverfolgen, hat aber erst bei Kant seine philosophisch relevante Ausprägung gewonnen.“

This word in other languages

Kant(English)Kant(Español)Kant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknt
  • kannt
  • kantt
  • katn
  • kkant
  • knat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aknt2kannt1kantt1katn2kkant1knat2
Edit distance from "Kant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kant"?
"Kant" is spelled K-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kant].
What does "Kant" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kant" means: deutscher Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Kant"?
"Kant" is commonly confused with "KT", "Ken", "kit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kant" is [kant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kant" come from?
"Kant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jaja#11,072Ingo#11,070hope#11,068lego#11,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Kante6 variantsKairo6 variantsHesse6 variantsLloyd6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list