Which to use
“Korb” and “Kurs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,053
- “Korb” frequency rank
- #1,894
- “Kurs” frequency rank
- 10947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Korb | Kurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oben offener, geflochtener Behälter | eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes |
Where the eye mixes Korb and Kurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Korb and Kurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Korb and Kurs
A purely visual mix-up. Korb ([kɔʁp]) and Kurs ([kʊʁs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10947, 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]. Kurs is at rank #1,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊʁs].
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 10947, this pair ranks #1,972,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Korb vs Kurs
Shared letters: kr. Private to "Korb": bo. Private to "Kurs": su.
"Korb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kurs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Korb" and "Kurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Korb" or "Kurs"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Korb" and "Kurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Korb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Korb" and "Kurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs Korb". 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 #1,972,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.