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

#42,406
“coll” frequency rank
#41,731
“cor” frequency rank
84137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coll cor
Definition der Hals, das Genick das Herz

Letter map: coll vs cor

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

4 ch
coll
3 ch
cor

Corpus notes: coll and cor

coll 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 84137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coll is recorded at frequency rank #42,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔʎ]. 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 84137, this pair ranks #128,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coll vs cor

Shared letters: co. Private to "coll": l. Private to "cor": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • collccoll · clol · ocll

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coll" and "cor" 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.
Which is more common, "coll" or "cor"?
"cor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,731 in our German list, against #42,406 for "coll". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "coll" 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 #128,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coll" 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 #128,572 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