Which to use
“Körpers” and “Korpus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,689
- “Körpers” frequency rank
- #29,199
- “Korpus” frequency rank
- 35888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Körpers | Korpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Körper | Sammlung sprachlicher Gegenstände (Wörter, Sätze, Texte) als Gegenstand sprachwissenschaftlicher Analyse |
Where the eye mixes Körpers and Korpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Körpers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Korpus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Körpers vs Korpus
A purely visual mix-up. Körpers ([ˈkœʁpɐs]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Körpers is recorded at frequency rank #6,689, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐs]. 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 35888, this pair ranks #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Körpers vs Korpus
Shared letters: kprs. Private to "Körpers": eö. Private to "Korpus": ou.
"Körpers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Korpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Korpus ← kkorpus · koprus · korppus · korpsu · korpuss · korrpus · korups · kropus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Körpers" for "Korpus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Körpers" or "Korpus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Körpers" and "Korpus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Körpers" 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 #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Körpers" 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 #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.