Which to use
“ko” and “kofi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,864
- “ko” frequency rank
- #49,178
- “kofi” frequency rank
- 59042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ko | kofi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Configuration cyclique de pions, si fréquente que des règles spécifiques la traitent. | Café. |
Letter map: ko vs kofi
Shared letters muted; letters that set ko and kofi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ko runs 2 letters (CV) against kofi's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ko vs kofi
ko and kofi are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ko” sits inside “kofi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59042, 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\. kofi is at rank #49,178, tagged as anoun.
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 59042, this pair ranks #105,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ko vs kofi
Shared letters: ko. Private to "ko": -. Private to "kofi": fi.
"ko" · 2 letters · shape CV · "kofi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kofi ← kfoi · kkofi · koif · okfi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ko" for "kofi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ko" or "kofi"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ko" and "kofi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kofi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ko" and "kofi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kofi 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 #105,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.