Which to use
“care” and “cases” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,402
- “care” frequency rank
- #28,585
- “cases” frequency rank
- 39987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | care | cases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorge, Kummer | Plural des Substantivs case |
Where the eye mixes care and cases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses care with cases
A purely visual mix-up. care ([keə]) and cases ([ˈkeɪsɪz]) 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 39987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
care is recorded at frequency rank #11,402, classified as anoun, pronounced [keə]. cases is at rank #28,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeɪsɪz].
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 39987, this pair ranks #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of care vs cases
Shared letters: ace. Private to "care": r. Private to "cases": s.
"care" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "care" for "cases" ever safe?
Which is more common, "care" or "cases"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "care" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "care" and "cases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calls vs cases". 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 #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.