Which to use
“ko” and “kool” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,864
- “ko” frequency rank
- #38,884
- “kool” frequency rank
- 48748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ko | kool |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Configuration cyclique de pions, si fréquente que des règles spécifiques la traitent. | Variante de kul. |
Letter map: ko vs kool
Shared letters muted; letters that set ko and kool apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ko vs kool
ko and kool 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 “kool”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48748, 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\. kool is at rank #38,884, 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 48748, this pair ranks #176,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ko vs kool
Shared letters: ko. Private to "ko": -. Private to "kool": l.
"ko" · 2 letters · shape CV · "kool" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kool ← kkool · kol · kolo · kooll · okol
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ko" for "kool" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ko" vs "kool" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "ko" and "kool". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kool" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ko" and "kool" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kehl vs kool". 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 #176,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.