Which to use
“kochte” is a verb and “Küche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,022
- “kochte” frequency rank
- #1,813
- “Küche” frequency rank
- 38835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kochte | Küche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kochen | der Bereich oder Raum in Wohnungen, Bürogebäuden, Unterkünften, in dem gekocht wird |
Where the eye mixes kochte and Küche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kochte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Küche's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kochte vs Küche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kochte is [ˈkɔxtə] while Küche is [ˈkʏçə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 38835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kochte is recorded at frequency rank #37,022, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔxtə]. Küche is at rank #1,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏçə].
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 38835, this pair ranks #1,553,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kochte vs Küche
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "kochte": ot. Private to "Küche": ü.
"kochte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Küche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kochte ← kcohte · kkochte · kocchte · kochet · kochhte · kochtte · kocthe · kohcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kochte" for "Küche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kochte" vs "Küche" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kochte" and "Küche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kochte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kochte" and "Küche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kochs vs kochte". 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 #1,553,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.