Which to use
“Körper” and “Korpus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #862
- “Körper” frequency rank
- #29,199
- “Korpus” frequency rank
- 30061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Körper | Korpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organismus eines Lebewesens in seiner Gesamtheit | Sammlung sprachlicher Gegenstände (Wörter, Sätze, Texte) als Gegenstand sprachwissenschaftlicher Analyse |
Where the eye mixes Körper and Korpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Körper and Korpus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Körper with Korpus
A purely visual mix-up. Körper ([ˈkœʁpɐ]) and Korpus ([ˈkɔʁpʊs]) 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 30061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Körper is recorded at frequency rank #862, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐ]. Korpus is at rank #29,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔʁpʊs].
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 30061, this pair ranks #1,755,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Körper vs Korpus
Shared letters: kpr. Private to "Körper": eö. Private to "Korpus": osu.
"Körper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Korpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Korpus ← kkorpus · koprus · korppus · korpsu · korpuss · korrpus · korups · kropus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Körper" for "Korpus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Körper" or "Korpus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Körper" and "Korpus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Körper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Korpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Körper" and "Korpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Korps vs Korpus". 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 #1,755,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.