Which to use
“knows” is a verb and “Koks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,625
- “knows” frequency rank
- #12,953
- “Koks” frequency rank
- 55578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | knows | Koks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs know | Brennstoff, der durch trockene Destillation von Stein- und Braunkohle hergestellt wird |
Where the eye mixes knows and Koks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between knows and Koks
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: knows is [nəʊz] while Koks is [koːks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
knows is recorded at frequency rank #42,625, classified as averb, pronounced [nəʊz]. Koks is at rank #12,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːks].
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 55578, this pair ranks #974,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of knows vs Koks
Shared letters: kos. Private to "knows": nw. Private to "Koks": -.
"knows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Koks" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "knows" for "Koks" ever safe?
Which is more common, "knows" or "Koks"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "knows" and "Koks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "knows" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Koks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #974,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "knows" and "Koks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knies vs knows". 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 #974,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.