Which to use
“candy” and “card” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,507
- “candy” frequency rank
- #11,840
- “card” frequency rank
- 30347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | candy | card |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kandis | Karte, auch Card |
Where the eye mixes candy and card
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: candy vs card
A purely visual mix-up. candy ([ˈkændi]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
candy is recorded at frequency rank #18,507, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkændi]. 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 30347, this pair ranks #1,749,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of candy vs card
Shared letters: acd. Private to "candy": ny. Private to "card": r.
"candy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "card" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "candy" and "card" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "candy" vs "card" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "candy" and "card" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "candy" 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 #1,749,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "candy" and "card" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "card 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 #1,749,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.