Kante

[ˈkantə]

/[ˈkantə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kante” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,076. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,076
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scharfer Rand, daher auch der Besatz an Stoffen, Kleidern

Corpus desk

Index DE-kante · Kante · German

Kante · rank #11,076 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,076
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kant

Nearest frequency peer: Kant (-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 „Kante“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kante“ 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).

Kante vs kat
40% similar
Kante vs Knie
60% similar
Kante vs Käse
40% similar

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

Key facts for Kante
PropertyValue
HeadwordKante
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkantə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,076
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kante“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kanteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kant“ (#11,075), „Katrin“ (#11,077), „Kairo“ (#11,074). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kante“ bei #11,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kante (IPA [ˈkantə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,076 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kante, with forms such as "aknte", "kanet", and "kantte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kat", "Knie", "Käse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kante, spelled K-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    scharfer Rand, daher auch der Besatz an Stoffen, Kleidern
  2. 2
    Wasserkante (niederdeutsch: Waterkant), also die Küste
  3. 3
    die Schnittlinie zweier Flächen
  4. 4
    das Endstück des Brots
  5. 5
    ein muskulöser Körper
  6. 6
    Verbindung zwischen den Knoten eines Graphen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pass bei dem Papier auf die Kante auf, da kann man sich leicht dran schneiden.
  2. Sie haben ein Ferienhaus, das direkt an der Kante der liegt Ostsee.

Synonyms

RandKnust

Antonyms

Knoten

This word in other languages

border(English)canto(Español)bord(Français)bordo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknte
  • kanet
  • kantte
  • katne
  • kkante
  • knate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aknte2kanet2kantte1katne2kkante1knate2
Edit distance from "Kante"

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 "Kante"?
"Kante" is spelled K-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkantə].
What does "Kante" mean?
As a noun, "Kante" means: scharfer Rand, daher auch der Besatz an Stoffen, Kleidern
What words are commonly confused with "Kante"?
"Kante" is commonly confused with "kat", "Knie", "Käse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kante" is [ˈkantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kante" come from?
"Kante" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kairo#11,074Jubel#11,073Hesse#11,066Lloyd#11,090

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kant6 variantsGötz6 variantsmuch6 variantsEiche6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list