Which to use
“Korps” and “Korpus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,603
- “Korps” frequency rank
- #29,199
- “Korpus” frequency rank
- 47802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Korps | Korpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Großverband, dem oft mehrere Divisionen unterstehen | Sammlung sprachlicher Gegenstände (Wörter, Sätze, Texte) als Gegenstand sprachwissenschaftlicher Analyse |
Where the eye mixes Korps and Korpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Korps runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Korpus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Korps and Korpus
A purely visual mix-up. Korps ([koːɐ̯]) 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 47802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Korps is recorded at frequency rank #18,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [koːɐ̯]. 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 47802, this pair ranks #1,271,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Korps vs Korpus
Shared letters: koprs. Private to "Korps": -. Private to "Korpus": u.
"Korps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Korpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Korps" for "Korpus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Korps" or "Korpus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Korps" 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 #1,271,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Korps" and "Korpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knirps vs Korps". 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 #1,271,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.