Which to use
“cage” and “card” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,664
- “cage” frequency rank
- #11,840
- “card” frequency rank
- 34504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cage | card |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Käfig | Karte, auch Card |
Letter map: cage vs card
Shared letters muted; letters that set cage and card apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: cage and card
cage and card are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cage is recorded at frequency rank #22,664, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. card is at rank #11,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɑːd].
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 34504, this pair ranks #1,661,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cage vs card
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cage": eg. Private to "card": dr.
"cage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "card" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cage" and "card" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cage" vs "card" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "card" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cage" and "card" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cage vs puzzles". 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 #1,661,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.