Which to use
“Kohl” and “Kühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,201
- “Kohl” frequency rank
- #8,584
- “Kühe” frequency rank
- 15785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kohl | Kühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu den Kreuzblütengewächsen (Brassicaceae) gehörende Gemüsepflanze (Brassica oleracea) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuh |
Where the eye mixes Kohl and Kühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kohl vs Kühe
A purely visual mix-up. Kohl ([koːl]) and Kühe ([ˈkyːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kohl is recorded at frequency rank #7,201, classified as anoun, pronounced [koːl]. Kühe is at rank #8,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːə].
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 15785, this pair ranks #1,941,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kohl vs Kühe
Shared letters: hk. Private to "Kohl": lo. Private to "Kühe": eü.
"Kohl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kohl ← khol · kkohl · kohhl · kohll · kolh · okhl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kohl" and "Kühe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kohl" vs "Kühe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kohl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kohl" and "Kühe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kohl vs Kölle". 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 #1,941,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.