Which to use
“kac” is a noun and “käme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,278
- “kac” frequency rank
- #4,629
- “käme” frequency rank
- 47907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kac | käme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperliches Unwoholsein nach übermäßigem Alkoholkonsum; Kater, Katzenjammer, Katerstimmung, Hangover, Hang-over | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kommen |
Where the eye mixes kac and käme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. kac runs 3 letters (CVC) against käme's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kac and käme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kac is [kat͡s] while käme is [ˈkɛːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kac is recorded at frequency rank #43,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [kat͡s]. käme is at rank #4,629, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛːmə].
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 47907, this pair ranks #1,267,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kac vs käme
Shared letters: k. Private to "kac": ac. Private to "käme": emä.
"kac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "käme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kac" for "käme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kac" vs "käme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kac" and "käme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "käme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kac" and "käme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kac vs KGaA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,267,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.