kommevsKörbeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: komme is a verb, Körbe is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“komme” is a verb and “Körbe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,231
“komme” frequency rank
#29,667
“Körbe” frequency rank
30898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature komme Körbe
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Korb

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set komme and Körbe apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
komme
5 ch
Körbe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: komme is [ˈkɔmə] while Körbe is [ˈkœʁbə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

komme is recorded at frequency rank #1,231, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔmə]. Körbe is at rank #29,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁbə].

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 30898, this pair ranks #1,738,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of komme vs Körbe

Shared letters: ek. Private to "komme": mo. Private to "Körbe": brö.

"komme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Körbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kommekkomme · kmome · kome · komem · okmme

Frequency comparison

komme#1,231
Körbe#29,667

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "komme" and "Körbe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "komme" is a verb and "Körbe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "komme" or "Körbe"?
"komme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,231 in our German list, against #29,667 for "Körbe". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering komme vs Körbe

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “komme”; for a noun, it's “Körbe”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “komme” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list