KochsvsKohWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#45,391
“Kochs” frequency rank
#39,477
“Koh” frequency rank
84868
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kochs Koh
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Koch Buch Kohelet

Letter map: Kochs vs Koh

Shared letters muted; letters that set Kochs and Koh apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Kochs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Koh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Kochs
3 ch
Koh

Role in the sentence - Kochs and Koh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kochs is anoun and Kohanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kochs is recorded at frequency rank #45,391, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔxs]. 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 84868, this pair ranks #117,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Kochs vs Koh

Shared letters: hko. Private to "Kochs": cs. Private to "Koh": -.

"Kochs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Koh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kochs ← kcohs · kkochs · kocchs · kochhs · kochss · kocsh · kohcs · okchs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kochs" and "Koh" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kochs" is a noun and "Koh" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kochs" or "Koh"?
"Koh" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,477 in our German list, against #45,391 for "Kochs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Kochs" and "Koh".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kochs" 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 #117,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kochs" and "Koh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kochs vs kroch". 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 #117,002 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