Which to use
“coll” is a noun and “cos” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,406
- “coll” frequency rank
- #29,065
- “cos” frequency rank
- 71471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coll | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hals, das Genick | Kosinus |
Letter map: coll vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set coll and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for coll / cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coll is anoun and cosanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71471, 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]. 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 71471, this pair ranks #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coll vs cos
Shared letters: co. Private to "coll": l. Private to "cos": s.
"coll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coll ← ccoll · clol · ocll
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coll" and "cos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coll" vs "cos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "coll" and "cos".
- Full dictionary entry for "coll" 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 #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coll" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cali vs coll". 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 #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.