Which to use
“kochen” is a verb and “Körbchen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,506
- “kochen” frequency rank
- #31,144
- “Körbchen” frequency rank
- 33650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kochen | Körbchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lebensmittel unter Einwirkung von Hitze zu einer Mahlzeit zubereiten | kleiner Korb |
Where the eye mixes kochen and Körbchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kochen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Körbchen's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kochen vs Körbchen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kochen is [ˈkɔxn̩] while Körbchen is [ˈkœʁpçən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 33650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kochen is recorded at frequency rank #2,506, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔxn̩]. Körbchen is at rank #31,144, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁpçən].
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 33650, this pair ranks #1,681,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kochen vs Körbchen
Shared letters: cehkn. Private to "kochen": o. Private to "Körbchen": brö.
"kochen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Körbchen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kochen ← kcohen · kkochen · kocchen · kocehn · kochenn · kochhen · kochne · kohcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kochen" for "Körbchen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kochen" or "Körbchen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kochen" and "Körbchen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Körbchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kochen" and "Körbchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kärtchen vs Körbchen". 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 #1,681,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.