Which to use
“kochen” and “kucken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,506
- “kochen” frequency rank
- #49,848
- “kucken” frequency rank
- 52354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kochen | kucken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lebensmittel unter Einwirkung von Hitze zu einer Mahlzeit zubereiten | seine Augen auf etwas richten |
Where the eye mixes kochen and kucken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kochen vs kucken
A purely visual mix-up. kochen ([ˈkɔxn̩]) and kucken ([ˈkʊkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52354, 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]. kucken is at rank #49,848, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʊkn̩].
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 52354, this pair ranks #1,100,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kochen vs kucken
Shared letters: cekn. Private to "kochen": ho. Private to "kucken": u.
"kochen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kucken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kochen" and "kucken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kochen" or "kucken"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kucken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,100,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kochen" and "kucken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kraken vs kucken". 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 #1,100,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.