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“cock” and “cor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,029
“cock” frequency rank
#41,731
“cor” frequency rank
79760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cock cor
Definition männliches Huhn das Herz

Letter map: cock vs cor

Shared letters muted; letters that set cock and cor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
cock
3 ch
cor

Pair insight - cock / cor

cock and cor are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cock is recorded at frequency rank #38,029, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɒk]. cor is at rank #41,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 79760, this pair ranks #209,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cock vs cor

Shared letters: co. Private to "cock": k. Private to "cor": r.

"cock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "cor" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cockccock · ccok · cocck · cockk · cokc · occk

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cock" and "cor" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "cock" vs "cor" - which ranks higher?
"cock" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,029 in our German list, against #41,731 for "cor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "cock" and "cor". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cock" and "cor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cor vs puzzles". 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 #209,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list