okt

abbrev

The verdict

“okt” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,446) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,446
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober

Corpus desk

Index DE-okt · okt · German

okt · rank #15,446 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,446
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH officer

Nearest frequency peer: officer (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „okt“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „okt“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

okt vs on
33% similar
okt vs OP
0% similar
okt vs Öl
0% similar

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

Key facts for okt
PropertyValue
Headwordokt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#15,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „okt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.oktliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „officer“ (#15,445), „optional“ (#15,447), „Obdachlosen“ (#15,444). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „okt“ bei #15,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for okt is neighbouring look-alikes ("on", "OP", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #15,446 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for okt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "on", "OP", "Öl", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is okt, spelled O-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Semesterplan: okt och halva nov

Antonyms

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 "okt"?
"okt" is spelled O-K-T.
What does "okt" mean?
As an abbreviation, "okt" means: Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober
What words are commonly confused with "okt"?
"okt" is commonly confused with "on", "OP", "Öl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "okt" come from?
"okt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list