Kantor

[ˈkantoːɐ̯]

/[ˈkantoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kantor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,634
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die im christlichen oder jüdischen Gottesdienst die Orgel spielt und/oder den Chor leitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantor · Kantor · German

Kantor · rank #31,634 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,634
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalifat

Nearest frequency peer: Kalifat (-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 „Kantor“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kantor“ 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).

Kantor vs Konto
67% similar
Kantor vs Kater
67% similar
Kantor vs Katar
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kantor
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkantoːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,634
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kantor“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kantorliegt 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: „Kalifat“ (#31,633), „Karo“ (#31,635), „kaffe“ (#31,632). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kantor“ bei #31,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kantor (IPA [ˈkantoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,634 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die im christlichen oder jüdischen Gottesdienst die Orgel spielt und/oder den Chor leitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kantor, with forms such as "akntor", "kanntor", and "kanotr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Konto", "Kater", "Katar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kantor, spelled K-A-N-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die im christlichen oder jüdischen Gottesdienst die Orgel spielt und/oder den Chor leitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach war Kantor der Kirchengemeinde St. Thomas zu Leipzig.
  2. „Der Kantor senkte den Blick und fragte nicht weiter.“

This word in other languages

cantor(English)cantor(Español)chantre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akntor
  • kanntor
  • kanotr
  • kantorr
  • kantro
  • kanttor
  • katnor
  • kkantor
  • knator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akntor2kanntor1kanotr2kantorr1kantro2kanttor1katnor2kkantor1
Edit distance from "Kantor"

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 "Kantor"?
"Kantor" is spelled K-A-N-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkantoːɐ̯].
What does "Kantor" mean?
As a noun, "Kantor" means: Person, die im christlichen oder jüdischen Gottesdienst die Orgel spielt und/oder den Chor leitet
What words are commonly confused with "Kantor"?
"Kantor" is commonly confused with "Konto", "Kater", "Katar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kantor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantor" is [ˈkantoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kantor" come from?
"Kantor" 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 "Kantor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list