Which to use
“Koks” and “Kork” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,953
- “Koks” frequency rank
- #43,297
- “Kork” frequency rank
- 56250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Koks | Kork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brennstoff, der durch trockene Destillation von Stein- und Braunkohle hergestellt wird | 2,5 bis 20 cm dicke Rinde der Korkeiche (quercus suber), aus lückenlos aneinander schließenden Zellen, die für Flüssigkeiten und Gase schwer durchlässig sind |
Where the eye mixes Koks and Kork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Koks and Kork follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Koks vs Kork
A purely visual mix-up. Koks ([koːks]) and Kork ([kɔʁk]) 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 56250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Koks is recorded at frequency rank #12,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [koːks]. Kork is at rank #43,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔʁk].
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 56250, this pair ranks #947,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Koks vs Kork
Shared letters: ko. Private to "Koks": s. Private to "Kork": r.
"Koks" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Koks" and "Kork" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Koks" or "Kork" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Koks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #947,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Koks" and "Kork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs Kork". 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 #947,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.