Which to use
“Cafés” and “cake” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,661
- “Cafés” frequency rank
- #35,127
- “cake” frequency rank
- 51788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cafés | cake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Café | Kuchen |
Where the eye mixes Cafés and cake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Cafés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cake's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Cafés and cake
A purely visual mix-up. Cafés ([kaˈfeːs]) and cake ([keɪk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cafés is recorded at frequency rank #16,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfeːs]. cake is at rank #35,127, tagged as anoun, pronounced [keɪk].
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 51788, this pair ranks #1,122,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cafés vs cake
Shared letters: ac. Private to "Cafés": fsé. Private to "cake": ek.
"Cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cake ← acke · caek · cakke · ccake · ckae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cafés" for "cake" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Cafés" or "cake"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cafés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,122,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cafés" and "cake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cake vs carr". 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 #1,122,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.