Which to use
“ko” is a noun and “Kobe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,864
- “ko” frequency rank
- #28,224
- “Kobe” frequency rank
- 38088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ko | Kobe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Configuration cyclique de pions, si fréquente que des règles spécifiques la traitent. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: ko vs Kobe
Shared letters muted; letters that set ko and Kobe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ko vs Kobe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ko is anoun and Kobeaname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ko” sits inside “Kobe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ko is recorded at frequency rank #9,864, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko\. Kobe is at rank #28,224, tagged as aname.
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 38088, this pair ranks #257,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ko vs Kobe
Shared letters: ko. Private to "ko": -. Private to "Kobe": be.
"ko" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Kobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kobe ← kboe · kkobe · kobbe · koeb · okbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ko" and "Kobe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ko" or "Kobe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "ko" vs "Kobe" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kobe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ko" and "Kobe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kobe vs kom". 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 #257,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.