Which to use
“Kabel” and “Käse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,975
- “Kabel” frequency rank
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- 7729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabel | Käse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | isolierte Leitung zum Transport elektrischen Stroms beziehungsweise elektronischer Nachrichten | ein festes Milchprodukt |
Where the eye mixes Kabel and Käse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kabel vs Käse
A purely visual mix-up. Kabel ([ˈkaːbl̩]) and Käse ([ˈkɛːzə]) 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 7729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kabel is recorded at frequency rank #3,975, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːbl̩]. Käse is at rank #3,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛːzə].
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 7729, this pair ranks #1,987,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabel vs Käse
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kabel": abl. Private to "Käse": sä.
"Kabel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kabel ← akbel · kabbel · kabell · kable · kaebl · kbael · kkabel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kabel" and "Käse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kabel" or "Käse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kabel" and "Käse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Käse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabel" and "Käse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Käse". 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 #1,987,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.