Which to use
“cake” and “core” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,127
- “cake” frequency rank
- #15,059
- “core” frequency rank
- 50186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cake | core |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kuchen | Kern |
Letter map: cake vs core
Shared letters muted; letters that set cake and core apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cake vs core
cake and core 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 50186, 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]. core is at rank #15,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 50186, this pair ranks #1,183,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cake vs core
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cake": ak. Private to "core": or.
"cake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cake" and "core" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cake" or "core"?
After this comparison
You've compared "cake" and "core". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "core" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,183,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cake" and "core" 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 #1,183,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.