Kotze

[ˈkɔt͡sə]

/[ˈkɔt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kotze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,411
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erbrochene

Corpus desk

Index DE-kotze · Kotze · German

Kotze · rank #24,411 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,411
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH korrupten

Nearest frequency peer: korrupten (-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 „Kotze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kotze“ 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).

Kotze vs Kürze
60% similar
Kotze vs kotzt
60% similar
Kotze vs Kunze
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kotze
PropertyValue
HeadwordKotze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,411
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kotze“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kotzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „korrupten“ (#24,410), „kraftvoll“ (#24,412), „Krankheitsbild“ (#24,413). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kotze“ bei #24,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kotze (IPA [ˈkɔt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,411 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Erbrochene".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kotze, with forms such as "kkotze", "kotez", and "kottze". 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, "Kürze", "kotzt", "Kunze", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kotze, spelled K-O-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erbrochene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gib der Katze kein ungeeignetes Futter. Nächstes Mal machst du die Kotze weg.
  2. Wenn ich schon dieses Wahlprogramm lese, könnte ich die Kotze kriegen.

Synonyms

ErbrochenesBrecheWürfelhusten

This word in other languages

puke(English)vómito(Español)vomissure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkotze
  • kotez
  • kottze
  • kotzze
  • kozte
  • ktoze
  • oktze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkotze1kotez2kottze1kotzze1kozte2ktoze2oktze2
Edit distance from "Kotze"

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 "Kotze"?
"Kotze" is spelled K-O-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔt͡sə].
What does "Kotze" mean?
As a noun, "Kotze" means: das Erbrochene
What words are commonly confused with "Kotze"?
"Kotze" is commonly confused with "Kürze", "kotzt", "Kunze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kotze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kotze" is [ˈkɔt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kotze" come from?
"Kotze" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

krumm#24,416kling#24,403pride#24,463ramos#24,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Krippe7 variantshidden7 variantsneisse7 variantsrecep7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list