KackevskocheWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kacke is a noun, koche is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kacke” is a noun and “koche” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,816
“Kacke” frequency rank
#15,672
“koche” frequency rank
22488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kacke koche
Definition meist feste Ausscheidung des Darmes, Kot 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kochen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kacke and koche apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Kacke
5 ch
koche

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kacke is [ˈkakə] while koche is [ˈkɔxə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kacke is recorded at frequency rank #6,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkakə]. koche is at rank #15,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔxə].

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 22488, this pair ranks #1,873,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kacke vs koche

Shared letters: cek. Private to "Kacke": a. Private to "koche": ho.

"Kacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "koche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kackeakcke · kaccke · kacek · kackke · kakce · kcake · kkacke
  • kochekcohe · kkoche · kocche · koceh · kochhe · kohce · okche

Frequency comparison

Kacke#6,816
koche#15,672

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kacke" and "koche" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kacke" is a noun and "koche" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kacke" or "koche"?
"Kacke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,816 in our German list, against #15,672 for "koche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Kacke vs koche

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Kacke”; for a verb, it's “koche”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kacke” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list