KödervsKorWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Köder” and “Kor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,410
“Köder” frequency rank
#32,131
“Kor” frequency rank
54541
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Köder Kor
Definition Objekt, welches Tiere dazu bringt, sich ihm anzunähern und/oder es zu fressen in der Bibel vorkommendes Hohlmaß: 1 Kor = 10 Bat = ca. 400 l

Where the eye mixes Köder and Kor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Köder
3 ch
Kor

Visual trap between Köder and Kor

A purely visual mix-up. Köder ([ˈkøːdɐ]) and Kor ([koːɐ̯]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Köder is recorded at frequency rank #22,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːdɐ]. Kor is at rank #32,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːɐ̯].

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 54541, this pair ranks #1,014,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Köder vs Kor

Shared letters: kr. Private to "Köder": deö. Private to "Kor": o.

"Köder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Kor" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Köder" for "Kor" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːdɐ] versus [koːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Köder" vs "Kor" - which ranks higher?
"Köder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,410 in our German list, against #32,131 for "Kor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Köder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,014,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Köder" and "Kor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs Kor". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,014,877 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