Which to use
“ku” is a pronoun and “kuck” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,061
- “ku” frequency rank
- #41,299
- “kuck” frequency rank
- 58360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ku | kuck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wo | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kucken |
Letter map: ku vs kuck
Shared letters muted; letters that set ku and kuck apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ku / kuck
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ku is apronoun and kuckaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ku” sits inside “kuck”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ku is recorded at frequency rank #17,061, classified as apron, pronounced […]. kuck is at rank #41,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʊk].
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 58360, this pair ranks #865,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ku vs kuck
Shared letters: ku. Private to "ku": -. Private to "kuck": c.
"ku" · 2 letters · shape CV · "kuck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kuck ← kcuk · kkuck · kucck · kuckk · kukc · ukck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ku" for "kuck" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "ku" and "kuck". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ku" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kuck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #865,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ku" and "kuck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kuck vs kucken". 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 #865,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.