Which to use
“family” and “karabiner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,759
- “family” frequency rank
- #49,008
- “karabiner” frequency rank
- 56767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | family | karabiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Familie | der Karabinerhaken: zumeist metallischer Haken mit Verschluss zur Befestigung bzw. Verbindung von Gegenständen |
Letter map: family vs karabiner
Shared letters muted; letters that set family and karabiner apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. family runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against karabiner's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: family and karabiner
family and karabiner 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 differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
family is recorded at frequency rank #7,759, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. karabiner is at rank #49,008, 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 56767, this pair ranks #927,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of family vs karabiner
Shared letters: ai. Private to "family": flmy. Private to "karabiner": beknr.
"family" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "karabiner" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "family" for "karabiner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "family" vs "karabiner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "family" and "karabiner". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "family" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "karabiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #927,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "family" and "karabiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karabiner 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 #927,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.