Which to use
“Korb” and “Kork” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,053
- “Korb” frequency rank
- #43,297
- “Kork” frequency rank
- 52350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Korb | Kork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oben offener, geflochtener Behälter | 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 Korb and Kork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Korb vs Kork
A purely visual mix-up. Korb ([kɔʁp]) 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 a single letter - b in “Korb” becomes k in “Kork”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Korb is recorded at frequency rank #9,053, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔʁp]. 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 52350, this pair ranks #1,100,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Korb vs Kork
Shared letters: kor. Private to "Korb": b. Private to "Kork": -.
"Korb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Korb" for "Kork" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Korb" or "Kork" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Korb" 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 #1,100,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Korb" 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 #1,100,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.