Deutsch homophones
oc/ok
"oc" is a noun; "ok" is a num - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "oc" arrives as a noun, while "ok" is a num. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "oc" keeps c, "ok" writes k at letter 2.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across oc, ok: o. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
oc
2 letters · 1 vowels · shape VC
Inventory co · private c
ok
2 letters · 1 vowels · shape VC
Inventory ko · private k
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "oc" when you mean: der Gänserich, der Ganter; ein männlicher großer Vogel
- Write "ok" when you mean: acht (8)