codvscoliConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,688
“cod” frequency rank
#47,301
“coli” frequency rank
59989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cod coli
Definition Kabeljau, Dorsch Genitiv Singular des Substantivs cola

Letter map: cod vs coli

Shared letters muted; letters that set cod and coli apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
cod
4 ch
coli

Corpus notes: cod and coli

cod and coli 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 59989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cod is recorded at frequency rank #12,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɒd]. coli is at rank #47,301, 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 59989, this pair ranks #803,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cod vs coli

Shared letters: co. Private to "cod": d. Private to "coli": il.

"cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "coli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coliccoli · cloi · coil · colli · ocli

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cod" and "coli" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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: "cod" vs "coli" - which ranks higher?
"cod" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,688 in our German list, against #47,301 for "coli". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cod" and "coli".

  • Full dictionary entry for "cod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #803,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cod" and "coli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coli 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 #803,772 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