Which to use
“kitchen” is a noun and “kochen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,372
- “kitchen” frequency rank
- #2,506
- “kochen” frequency rank
- 29878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kitchen | kochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raum um Essen zuzubereiten; Küche | Lebensmittel unter Einwirkung von Hitze zu einer Mahlzeit zubereiten |
Letter map: kitchen vs kochen
Shared letters muted; letters that set kitchen and kochen apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: kitchen vs kochen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kitchen is anoun and kochenaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kitchen is recorded at frequency rank #27,372, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. kochen is at rank #2,506, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔxn̩].
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 29878, this pair ranks #1,758,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kitchen vs kochen
Shared letters: cehkn. Private to "kitchen": it. Private to "kochen": o.
"kitchen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "kochen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kitchen" for "kochen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kitchen" or "kochen" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kitchen" and "kochen".
- Full dictionary entry for "kitchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kitchen" and "kochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kitchen 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 #1,758,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.