Which to use
“cold” is an adjective and “cos” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,848
- “cold” frequency rank
- #29,065
- “cos” frequency rank
- 47913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cold | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kalt | Kosinus |
Letter map: cold vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set cold and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cold vs cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cold is anadjective and cosanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cold is recorded at frequency rank #18,848, classified as anadj, pronounced [kəʊld]. cos is at rank #29,065, tagged as anabbrev.
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 47913, this pair ranks #1,267,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cold vs cos
Shared letters: co. Private to "cold": dl. Private to "cos": s.
"cold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cold ← ccold · clod · codl · coldd · colld · ocld
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cold" and "cos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cold" or "cos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cold" and "cos".
- Full dictionary entry for "cold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cold" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCS vs cos". 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 #1,267,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.