kacvsKoiTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,278
“kac” frequency rank
#46,782
“Koi” frequency rank
90060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kac Koi
Definition körperliches Unwoholsein nach übermäßigem Alkoholkonsum; Kater, Katzenjammer, Katerstimmung, Hangover, Hang-over japanische Zuchtform des Karpfens

Where the eye mixes kac and Koi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. kac (CVC) and Koi (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
kac
3 ch
Koi

Visual trap between kac and Koi

A purely visual mix-up. kac ([kat͡s]) and Koi ([kɔɪ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kac is recorded at frequency rank #43,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [kat͡s]. Koi is at rank #46,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔɪ̯].

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 90060, this pair ranks #50,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of kac vs Koi

Shared letters: k. Private to "kac": ac. Private to "Koi": io.

"kac" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Koi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kac" for "Koi" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kat͡s] versus [kɔɪ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "kac" or "Koi"?
"kac" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,278 in our German list, against #46,782 for "Koi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "kac" and "Koi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Koi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kac" and "Koi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Koi vs kola". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #50,827 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