Kohle

[ˈkoːlə]

/[ˈkoːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kohle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,464
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dunkelbraune oder schwarze, stark kohlenstoffhaltige, brennbare Substanz, meist aus fossilisierten Pflanzen entstanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kohle · Kohle · German

Kohle · rank #3,464 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,464
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kiel

Nearest frequency peer: Kiel (-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 „Kohle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kohle“ 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).

Kohle vs kol
40% similar
Kohle vs Köln
40% similar
Kohle vs kühl
40% similar

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

Key facts for Kohle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKohle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,464
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kohle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kohleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kiel“ (#3,463), „kritisch“ (#3,465), „Kassel“ (#3,462). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kohle“ bei #3,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kohle (IPA [ˈkoːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,464 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kohle, with forms such as "khole", "kkohle", and "kohel". 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, "kol", "Köln", "kühl", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kohle, spelled K-O-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dunkelbraune oder schwarze, stark kohlenstoffhaltige, brennbare Substanz, meist aus fossilisierten Pflanzen entstanden
  2. 2
    Geld
  3. 3
    zum Zeichnen verwendete Holzkohle
  4. 4
    elektrische Schleifkontakte eines Elektromotors oder Generators
  5. 5
    Holzkohle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leg noch etwas mehr Kohle in den Grill!
  2. „Oder könnte jemand auf Kohlen gehen, ohne dass seine Füße verbrannt würden?“

Synonyms

schwarzes GoldAscheKiesGeldKieselKneteKrötenMäuseMonetenMoosSchotterZaster

Antonyms

GraphitDiamantSchulden

This word in other languages

coal(English)carbón(Español)houille(Français)carvão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • khole
  • kkohle
  • kohel
  • kohhle
  • kohlle
  • kolhe
  • okhle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kohle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

khole2kkohle1kohel2kohhle1kohlle1kolhe2okhle2
Edit distance from "Kohle"

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 "Kohle"?
"Kohle" is spelled K-O-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːlə].
What does "Kohle" mean?
As a noun, "Kohle" means: dunkelbraune oder schwarze, stark kohlenstoffhaltige, brennbare Substanz, meist aus fossilisierten Pflanzen entstanden
What words are commonly confused with "Kohle"?
"Kohle" is commonly confused with "kol", "Köln", "kühl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kohle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kohle" is [ˈkoːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kohle" come from?
"Kohle" 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 "Kohle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henry#3,454Feier#3,441wisst#3,497Ärger#3,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Bleibe7 variantsaltes7 variantsBauch7 variantsDecke7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list