Which to use
“clock” and “coco” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,562
- “clock” frequency rank
- #22,294
- “coco” frequency rank
- 71856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clock | coco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feststehende Uhr, die im Gegensatz zur Armbanduhr nicht getragen werden kann | (Botanik) Kokosnuss f |
Where the eye mixes clock and coco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clock vs coco
A purely visual mix-up. clock ([klɒk]) and coco ([ˈkoko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clock is recorded at frequency rank #49,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [klɒk]. coco is at rank #22,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoko].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71856, this pair ranks #404,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clock vs coco
Shared letters: co. Private to "clock": kl. Private to "coco": -.
"clock" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "coco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clock" and "coco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "clock" or "coco" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clock" and "coco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clock vs clou". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #404,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.