Which to use
“kac” is a noun and “kara” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,278
- “kac” frequency rank
- #21,657
- “kara” frequency rank
- 64935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kac | kara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperliches Unwoholsein nach übermäßigem Alkoholkonsum; Kater, Katzenjammer, Katerstimmung, Hangover, Hang-over | lieb, wert, teuer, wertvoll, hold, herzig |
Letter map: kac vs kara
Shared letters muted; letters that set kac and kara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. kac runs 3 letters (CVC) against kara's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for kac / kara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kac is anoun and karaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64935, 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]. kara is at rank #21,657, tagged as anadj.
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 64935, this pair ranks #624,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kac vs kara
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kac": c. Private to "kara": r.
"kac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "kara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kara ← akra · kaar · karra · kkara · kraa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kac" and "kara" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kac" vs "kara" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "kac" and "kara". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "kac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #624,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kac" and "kara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kac vs KGaA". 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 #624,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.