campevscaveWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: campe is a verb, cave is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“campe” is a verb and “cave” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,723
“campe” frequency rank
#34,568
“cave” frequency rank
76291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campe cave
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs campen Höhle

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set campe and cave apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
campe
4 ch
cave

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: campe is averb and caveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76291, 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]. cave is at rank #34,568, 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 76291, this pair ranks #287,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of campe vs cave

Shared letters: ace. Private to "campe": mp. Private to "cave": v.

"campe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "cave" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campeacmpe · camep · cammpe · camppe · capme · ccampe · cmape
  • caveacve · caev · cavve · ccave · cvae

Frequency comparison

campe#41,723
cave#34,568

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "campe" and "cave" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "campe" is a verb and "cave" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "campe" or "cave"?
"cave" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,568 in our German list, against #41,723 for "campe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering campe vs cave

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “campe”; for a noun, it's “cave”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “campe” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list