KochvsKohConfusable pair

Quick tell: Koch is a noun, Koh is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Koch” is a noun and “Koh” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,902
“Koch” frequency rank
#39,477
“Koh” frequency rank
42379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Koch Koh
Definition Berufsbezeichnung für eine (männliche^☆) Person, die Speisen zubereitet Buch Kohelet

Letter map: Koch vs Koh

Shared letters muted; letters that set Koch and Koh apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Koch runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Koh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Koch
3 ch
Koh

Role in the sentence - Koch and Koh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Koch is anoun and Kohanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Koch is recorded at frequency rank #2,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔx]. Koh is at rank #39,477, tagged as anabbrev, 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 42379, this pair ranks #1,451,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Koch vs Koh

Shared letters: hko. Private to "Koch": c. Private to "Koh": -.

"Koch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Koh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Koch ← kcoh · kkoch · kocch · kochh · kohc · okch

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Koch" for "Koh" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Koch" is a noun and "Koh" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Koch" or "Koh"?
"Koch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,902 in our German list, against #39,477 for "Koh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "Koch" vs "Koh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Koch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Koh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,451,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Koch" and "Koh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Koh 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 #1,451,211 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