This is the 8575th most frequent German word.
kochs
The German word "Kochs" is the plural of "Koch," which means "cooks" (as in people who cook).
Here, 'kocht' is the verb 'cook' in the third person singular present tense, related to the subject 'Köchin', meaning 'female cook'.
Die Köchin kocht sehr gut.
The cook (female) cooks very well.
Here, 'Koch' represents a male cook, and 'kocht' is the conjugated verb 'to cook' for the third person singular present tense.
Ein Koch kocht in der Küche.
A cook (male) cooks in the kitchen.
In this case, 'Köche' is the plural form of 'Koch' and 'kochen' corresponds to the third person plural form of the verb 'to cook'.