Which to use
“Kor” and “Kork” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,131
- “Kor” frequency rank
- #43,297
- “Kork” frequency rank
- 75428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kor | Kork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Bibel vorkommendes Hohlmaß: 1 Kor = 10 Bat = ca. 400 l | 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 Kor and Kork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kor with Kork
A purely visual mix-up. Kor ([koːɐ̯]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kor” sits inside “Kork”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kor is recorded at frequency rank #32,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [koːɐ̯]. 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 75428, this pair ranks #308,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kor vs Kork
Shared letters: kor. Private to "Kor": -. Private to "Kork": -.
"Kor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Kork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kork ← kkork · kokr · korkk · korrk · krok · okrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kor" for "Kork" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kor" or "Kork" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kor" and "Kork" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kor" 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 #308,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kor" 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 #308,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.