KöhlervsKörperWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#10,124
“Köhler” frequency rank
#862
“Körper” frequency rank
10986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Köhler Körper
Definition Handwerker, der durch Verschwelen von Holzbestandteilen im Kohlenmeiler Holzkohle herstellt Organismus eines Lebewesens in seiner Gesamtheit

Where the eye mixes Köhler and Körper

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Köhler
6 ch
Körper

Visual trap between Köhler and Körper

A purely visual mix-up. Köhler ([ˈkøːlɐ]) and Körper ([ˈkœʁpɐ]) 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 10986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Köhler is recorded at frequency rank #10,124, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːlɐ]. Körper is at rank #862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐ].

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 10986, this pair ranks #1,972,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Köhler vs Körper

Shared letters: ekrö. Private to "Köhler": hl. Private to "Körper": p.

"Köhler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Körper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Köhler" and "Körper" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːlɐ] versus [ˈkœʁpɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Köhler" vs "Körper" - which ranks higher?
"Körper" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #862 in our German list, against #10,124 for "Köhler". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Köhler" and "Körper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Köhler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Körper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Köhler" and "Körper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Köhler vs Kölle". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,972,278 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