Which to use
“Kor” and “Korps” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,131
- “Kor” frequency rank
- #18,603
- “Korps” frequency rank
- 50734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kor | Korps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Bibel vorkommendes Hohlmaß: 1 Kor = 10 Bat = ca. 400 l | Großverband, dem oft mehrere Divisionen unterstehen |
Same sound, different letters: Kor vs Korps
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Kor and Korps
This is the hard kind. Kor and Korps are pronounced identically ([koːɐ̯]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Kor” sits inside “Korps”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50734, 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]. Korps is at rank #18,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːɐ̯].
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 50734, this pair ranks #1,162,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kor vs Korps
Shared letters: kor. Private to "Kor": -. Private to "Korps": ps.
"Kor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Korps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Korps ← kkorps · koprs · korpps · korpss · korrps · korsp · krops · okrps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kor" for "Korps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kor" vs "Korps" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"Kor" and "Korps" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Korps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,162,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kor" and "Korps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs Kor". 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 #1,162,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.