Which to use
“Caesar” is a noun and “Cäsar” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,765
- “Caesar” frequency rank
- #19,182
- “Cäsar” frequency rank
- 33947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Caesar | Cäsar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Titel römischer Kaiser | männlicher Vorname |
Same sound, different letters: Caesar vs Cäsar
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Caesar / Cäsar
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Caesar and Cäsar carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈt͡sɛːzaʁ]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Caesar is recorded at frequency rank #14,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡sɛːzaʁ]. Cäsar is at rank #19,182, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈt͡sɛːzaʁ].
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 33947, this pair ranks #1,674,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Caesar vs Cäsar
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "Caesar": e. Private to "Cäsar": ä.
"Caesar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Cäsar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Caesar ← acesar · caeasr · caesarr · caesra · caessar · casear · ccaesar · ceasar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Caesar" for "Cäsar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Caesar" vs "Cäsar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "Caesar" / "Cäsar". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Caesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cäsar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Caesar" and "Cäsar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs Cäsar". 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 #1,674,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.