Which to use
“cor” and “coup” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,731
- “cor” frequency rank
- #16,671
- “coup” frequency rank
- 58402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cor | coup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Herz | Treffen, Anschlag, Hieb, Schlag, Streich |
Letter map: cor vs coup
Shared letters muted; letters that set cor and coup apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: cor and coup
cor and coup 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 58402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cor is recorded at frequency rank #41,731, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. coup is at rank #16,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ku].
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 58402, this pair ranks #864,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cor vs coup
Shared letters: co. Private to "cor": r. Private to "coup": pu.
"cor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "coup" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coup ← ccoup · copu · coupp · cuop · ocup
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cor" and "coup" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "cor" or "coup" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cor" and "coup".
- Full dictionary entry for "cor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #864,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cor" and "coup" 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 #864,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.