Kohl

\koːl\

/\koːl\/ noun

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The verdict

“Kohl” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,632
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chou (nom vernaculaire de plusieurs plantes sauvages ou potagères).

Corpus desk

Index FR-kohl · Kohl · French

Kohl · rank #48,632 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,632
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klopp

Nearest frequency peer: Klopp (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kohl »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Kohl » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Kohl vs kWh
25% similar
Kohl vs koi
25% similar
Kohl vs kou
25% similar

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

Key facts for Kohl
PropertyValue
HeadwordKohl
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\koːl\
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,632
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kohl »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Kohlse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Klopp » (#48,631), « Kimberley » (#48,630), « kilt » (#48,629). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kohl » est au #48,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kohl (IPA \koːl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,632 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kohl, with forms such as "khol", "kkohl", and "kohhl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kWh", "koi", "kou", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Kohl, spelled K-O-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chou (nom vernaculaire de plusieurs plantes sauvages ou potagères).
  2. 2
    Chou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kohl ist eines der ältesten kultivierten Gemüse der Welt.
  2. Heute gibt es Kohl mit Hammelfleisch.

Synonyms

GemüsekohlKraut

Antonyms

SalatKresseRapsRübsenSenf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • khol
  • kkohl
  • kohhl
  • kohll
  • kolh
  • okhl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kohl - 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.

khol2kkohl1kohhl1kohll1kolh2okhl2
Edit distance from "Kohl"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kohl"?
"Kohl" is spelled K-O-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is \koːl\.
What does "Kohl" mean?
As a noun, "Kohl" means: Chou (nom vernaculaire de plusieurs plantes sauvages ou potagères).
What words are commonly confused with "Kohl"?
"Kohl" is commonly confused with "kWh", "koi", "kou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kohl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kohl" is \koːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kohl" come from?
"Kohl" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kilt#48,629kata#48,625jama#48,616muer#48,671

Similar misspelling depth

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

Klopp6 variantsliait6 variantsMéry6 variantsnaisse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list