Which to use
“cake” and “card” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,127
- “cake” frequency rank
- #11,840
- “card” frequency rank
- 46967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cake | card |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kuchen | Karte, auch Card |
Where the eye mixes cake and card
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cake and card
A purely visual mix-up. cake ([keɪk]) and card ([kɑːd]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cake is recorded at frequency rank #35,127, classified as anoun, pronounced [keɪk]. 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 46967, this pair ranks #1,300,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cake vs card
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cake": ek. Private to "card": dr.
"cake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "card" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cake" and "card" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cake" vs "card" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cake" 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 #1,300,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cake" and "card" 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 #1,300,801 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.