Which to use
“ködern” is a verb and “Koffern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,033
- “ködern” frequency rank
- #36,452
- “Koffern” frequency rank
- 80485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ködern | Koffern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder ein Tier anlocken, in eine Falle locken | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Koffer |
Where the eye mixes ködern and Koffern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ködern runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Koffern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ködern vs Koffern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ködern is [ˈkøːdɐn] while Koffern is [ˈkɔfɐn]. 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 80485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ködern is recorded at frequency rank #44,033, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkøːdɐn]. Koffern is at rank #36,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔfɐn].
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 80485, this pair ranks #194,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ködern vs Koffern
Shared letters: eknr. Private to "ködern": dö. Private to "Koffern": fo.
"ködern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Koffern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Koffern ← kfofern · kkoffern · kofefrn · kofern · koffenr · koffernn · kofferrn · koffren
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ködern" and "Koffern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ködern" or "Koffern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ködern" and "Koffern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ködern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Koffern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ködern" and "Koffern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kapern vs ködern". 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 #194,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.