KörnervsKörperWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Körner” and “Körper” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,115
“Körner” frequency rank
#862
“Körper” frequency rank
14977
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Körner Körper
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Where the eye mixes Körner and Körper

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Körner
6 ch
Körper

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Körner ([ˈkœʁnɐ]) and Körper ([ˈkœʁpɐ]) 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 - n in “Körner” becomes p in “Körper”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Körner is recorded at frequency rank #14,115, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁnɐ]. Körper is at rank #862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐ].

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 14977, this pair ranks #1,947,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Körner vs Körper

Shared letters: ekrö. Private to "Körner": n. Private to "Körper": p.

"Körner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Körper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Körner" and "Körper" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkœʁnɐ] versus [ˈkœʁpɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Körner" or "Körper"?
"Körper" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #862 in our German list, against #14,115 for "Körner". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Körner" and "Körper". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Körner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Körper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,947,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Körner" and "Körper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Korken vs Körner". Nearby pair

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list