Which to use
“campe” is a verb and “carte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,723
- “campe” frequency rank
- #35,688
- “carte” frequency rank
- 77411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campe | carte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs campen | Zettel, Karton |
Where the eye mixes campe and carte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. campe and carte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between campe and carte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: campe is [ˈkɛmpə] while carte is [kaʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campe is recorded at frequency rank #41,723, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛmpə]. carte is at rank #35,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaʁt].
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 77411, this pair ranks #261,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campe vs carte
Shared letters: ace. Private to "campe": mp. Private to "carte": rt.
"campe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campe" for "carte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "campe" vs "carte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "campe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campe" and "carte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campe vs capo". 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 #261,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.