Koch

[kɔx]

/[kɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Koch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,902
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berufsbezeichnung für eine (männliche^☆) Person, die Speisen zubereitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-koch · Koch · German

Koch · rank #2,902 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,902
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kennst

Nearest frequency peer: kennst (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Koch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Koch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Koch vs Kuh
50% similar
Koch vs kWh
25% similar
Koch vs kot
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Koch
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔx]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,902
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Koch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kochliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kennst“ (#2,901), „Landwirtschaft“ (#2,903), „Karlsruhe“ (#2,900). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koch“ bei #2,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Koch (IPA [kɔx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,902 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Berufsbezeichnung für eine (männliche^☆) Person, die Speisen zubereitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Koch, with forms such as "kcoh", "kkoch", and "kocch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kuh", "kWh", "kot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Koch, spelled K-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berufsbezeichnung für eine (männliche^☆) Person, die Speisen zubereitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Koch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Koch gab sich viel Mühe mit der Zubereitung der Speisen.
  2. „Ich habe inzwischen verstanden, dass Köche beneidenswerte Männer sind.“

Synonyms

EssenzubereiterGastronomSpeisebereiter

This word in other languages

cook(English)cocinero(Español)cuisinier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kcoh
  • kkoch
  • kocch
  • kochh
  • kohc
  • okch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Koch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kcoh2kkoch1kocch1kochh1kohc2okch2
Edit distance from "Koch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Koch"?
"Koch" is spelled K-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔx].
What does "Koch" mean?
As a noun, "Koch" means: Berufsbezeichnung für eine (männliche^☆) Person, die Speisen zubereitet
What words are commonly confused with "Koch"?
"Koch" is commonly confused with "Kuh", "kWh", "kot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Koch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koch" is [kɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koch" come from?
"Koch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Koch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Last#2,904lebe#2,905lese#2,907NATO#2,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

kannte6 variantsmario6 variantsstieg6 variantsStoff6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list