KöllevsresultsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kölle is a name, results is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kölle” is a name and “results” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,855
“Kölle” frequency rank
#32,236
“results” frequency rank
82091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kölle results
Definition deutscher Nachname, Familienname 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kölle and results apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Kölle
7 ch
results

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kölle is aname and resultsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kölle is recorded at frequency rank #49,855, classified as aname, pronounced […]. results is at rank #32,236, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 82091, this pair ranks #163,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Kölle vs results

Shared letters: el. Private to "Kölle": . Private to "results": rstu.

"Kölle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultsersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequency comparison

Kölle#49,855
results#32,236

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kölle" and "results" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kölle" is a name and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kölle" or "results"?
"results" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,236 in our German list, against #49,855 for "Kölle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Kölle vs results

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Kölle”; for a verb, it's “results”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kölle” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list