Which to use
“came” and “cats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,428
- “came” frequency rank
- #28,127
- “cats” frequency rank
- 65555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | cats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs come | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs cat |
Letter map: came vs cats
Shared letters muted; letters that set came and cats apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. came (CVCV) and cats (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: came and cats
came and cats 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 65555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #37,428, classified as averb, pronounced […]. cats is at rank #28,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [kæts].
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 65555, this pair ranks #602,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs cats
Shared letters: ac. Private to "came": em. Private to "cats": st.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "came" and "cats" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "came" or "cats" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "came" and "cats". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #602,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "cats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "came 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 #602,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.