Koi

[kɔɪ̯]

/[kɔɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Koi” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #46,782) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#46,782
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - japanische Zuchtform des Karpfens

Corpus desk

Index DE-koi · Koi · German

Koi · rank #46,782 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,782
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koexistenz

Nearest frequency peer: Koexistenz (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Koi“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Koi“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Koi vs KW
33% similar
Koi vs KV
33% similar
Koi vs KZ
33% similar

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

Key facts for Koi
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔɪ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#46,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Koi“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Koiliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koexistenz“ (#46,781), „kollidieren“ (#46,783), „Knolle“ (#46,780). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koi“ bei #46,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Koi is neighbouring look-alikes ("KW", "KV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [kɔɪ̯]. Frequency #46,782 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Gloss: "japanische Zuchtform des Karpfens".

Koi has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KW", "KV", "KZ", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Koi, spelled K-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    japanische Zuchtform des Karpfens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich habe mir einen Koi gekauft – man gönnt sich ja sonst nichts.

Synonyms

Nishikigoi

This word in other languages

koi(English)

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 "Koi"?
"Koi" is spelled K-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔɪ̯].
What does "Koi" mean?
As a noun, "Koi" means: japanische Zuchtform des Karpfens
What words are commonly confused with "Koi"?
"Koi" is commonly confused with "KW", "KV", "KZ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Koi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koi" is [kɔɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koi" come from?
"Koi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jud#46,763mme#46,851nox#46,886ONO#46,890

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list