okt
The verdict
“okt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,446 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #15,446
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober
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 | okt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #15,446 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “okt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for okt is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation. Corpus data places it at rank #15,446 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober
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.
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Using “okt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “on” - see the side-by-side comparison. okt vs on
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.