hocvsKölleWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hoc is a unknown, Kölle is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hoc” is an unknown and “Kölle” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,937
“hoc” frequency rank
#49,855
“Kölle” frequency rank
67792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hoc Kölle
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Pronomens hic deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: hoc vs Kölle

Shared letters muted; letters that set hoc and Kölle apart highlighted. No shared letter run.

3 ch
hoc
5 ch
Kölle

Grammar separator: hoc vs Kölle

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoc is anunknown and Kölleaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hoc is recorded at frequency rank #17,937, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. Kölle is at rank #49,855, tagged as aname, 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 67792, this pair ranks #528,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hoc vs Kölle

Shared letters: none. Private to "hoc": cho. Private to "Kölle": eklö.

"hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Kölle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hoc" and "Kölle" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hoc" is an unknown and "Kölle" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hoc" or "Kölle"?
"hoc" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,937 in our German list, against #49,855 for "Kölle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "hoc" vs "Kölle" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hoc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kölle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #528,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hoc" and "Kölle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #528,611 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