Which to use
“Kölle” is a name and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,855
- “Kölle” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 55286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kölle | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: Kölle vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set Kölle and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Kölle (CVCCV) and times (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: Kölle vs times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kölle is aname and timesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kölle is recorded at frequency rank #49,855, classified as aname, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, tagged as anoun, 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 55286, this pair ranks #985,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kölle vs times
Shared letters: e. Private to "Kölle": klö. Private to "times": imst.
"Kölle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- times ← itmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kölle" and "times" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kölle" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Kölle" and "times".
- Full dictionary entry for "Kölle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #985,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kölle" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs puzzles". 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 #985,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.