Which to use
“Kochs” and “Kohl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,391
- “Kochs” frequency rank
- #7,201
- “Kohl” frequency rank
- 52592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kochs | Kohl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Koch | zu den Kreuzblütengewächsen (Brassicaceae) gehörende Gemüsepflanze (Brassica oleracea) |
Where the eye mixes Kochs and Kohl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kochs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Kohl's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kochs vs Kohl
A purely visual mix-up. Kochs ([kɔxs]) and Kohl ([koːl]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52592, 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]. Kohl is at rank #7,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːl].
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 52592, this pair ranks #1,090,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kochs vs Kohl
Shared letters: hko. Private to "Kochs": cs. Private to "Kohl": l.
"Kochs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Kohl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kochs" and "Kohl" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kochs" or "Kohl" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kochs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kohl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,090,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kochs" and "Kohl" 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 #1,090,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.