könnt
[kœnt]
The verdict
“könnt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,233
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs können
Corpus desk
Index DE-konnt · könnt · German
könnt · rank #1,233 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,233
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kontakt
Nearest frequency peer: Kontakt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “könnt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kaffee
Kaffee
98,771 corpus weight
- komme
komme
98,770 corpus weight
- Kontakt
Kontakt
98,769 corpus weight
- könnt
könnt
98,768 corpus weight
- laden
laden
98,767 corpus weight
- lustig
lustig
98,766 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “könnt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | könnt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kœnt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “könnt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around könnt (IPA [kœnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,233 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs können".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for könnt, with forms such as "kkönnt", "knönt", and "könntt". 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, "kot", "Korn", "kost", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is könnt, spelled K-Ö-N-N-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs können
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkönnt
- knönt
- könntt
- könt
- köntn
- öknnt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of könnt - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "könnt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.