Which to use
“ko” and “Kohl” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,864
- “ko” frequency rank
- #48,632
- “Kohl” frequency rank
- 58496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ko | Kohl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Configuration cyclique de pions, si fréquente que des règles spécifiques la traitent. | Chou (nom vernaculaire de plusieurs plantes sauvages ou potagères). |
Where the eye mixes ko and Kohl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ko vs Kohl
A purely visual mix-up. ko (\ko\) and Kohl (\koːl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ko” sits inside “Kohl”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58496, 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\. Kohl is at rank #48,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced \koːl\.
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 58496, this pair ranks #108,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ko vs Kohl
Shared letters: ko. Private to "ko": -. Private to "Kohl": hl.
"ko" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Kohl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kohl ← khol · kkohl · kohhl · kohll · kolh · okhl
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ko" for "Kohl" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ko" or "Kohl" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kohl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ko" and "Kohl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kehl vs Kohl". 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 #108,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.