Kötzting

[ˈkœt͡stɪŋ]

/[ˈkœt͡stɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Kötzting” is uncommon German (frequency #95,866 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,866
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bad Kötzting; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Key facts for Kötzting
PropertyValue
HeadwordKötzting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkœt͡stɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kötzting” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kötzting lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kötzting is uncommon German at frequency #95,866 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkœt͡stɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bad Kötzting; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kötzting, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kötzting, spelled K-Ö-T-Z-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad Kötzting; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Synonyms

Bad Kötzting

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 "Kötzting"?
"Kötzting" is spelled K-Ö-T-Z-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœt͡stɪŋ].
What does "Kötzting" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kötzting" means: Bad Kötzting; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kötzting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kötzting" is [ˈkœt͡stɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kötzting" come from?
"Kötzting" 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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Using “Kötzting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Ö-T-Z-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkœt͡stɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list