Which to use
“Körbe” and “Kotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,667
- “Körbe” frequency rank
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- 54078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Körbe | Kotze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Korb | das Erbrochene |
Where the eye mixes Körbe and Kotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Körbe and Kotze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Körbe vs Kotze
A purely visual mix-up. Körbe ([ˈkœʁbə]) and Kotze ([ˈkɔt͡sə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Körbe is recorded at frequency rank #29,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁbə]. Kotze is at rank #24,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sə].
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 54078, this pair ranks #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Körbe vs Kotze
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Körbe": brö. Private to "Kotze": otz.
"Körbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kotze ← kkotze · kotez · kottze · kotzze · kozte · ktoze · oktze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Körbe" for "Kotze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Körbe" or "Kotze" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Körbe" and "Kotze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Körbe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Körbe" and "Kotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs Körbe". 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 #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.