Which to use
“Kobo” is a name and “koi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,698
- “Kobo” frequency rank
- #29,838
- “koi” frequency rank
- 75536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kobo | koi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Société canadienne spécialisée dans les liseuses électroniques et les livres numériques. | Autre orthographe de koï (race de carpe du Japon, aussi appelée carpe japonaise). |
Letter map: Kobo vs koi
Shared letters muted; letters that set Kobo and koi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Kobo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against koi's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Kobo vs koi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kobo is aname and koianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kobo is recorded at frequency rank #45,698, classified as aname. koi is at rank #29,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔj\.
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 75536, this pair ranks #33,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kobo vs koi
Shared letters: ko. Private to "Kobo": b. Private to "koi": i.
"Kobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "koi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kobo ← kboo · kkobo · kobbo · koob · okbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kobo" for "koi" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Kobo" or "koi" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Kobo" vs "koi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "koi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kobo" and "koi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiko vs Kobo". 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 #33,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.