KackevsKarreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Kacke” and “Karre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,816
“Kacke” frequency rank
#18,943
“Karre” frequency rank
25759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kacke Karre
Definition meist feste Ausscheidung des Darmes, Kot eine Transportfläche auf Rädern ohne eigenen Antrieb

Where the eye mixes Kacke and Karre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Kacke
5 ch
Karre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Kacke ([ˈkakə]) and Karre ([ˈkaʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kacke is recorded at frequency rank #6,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkakə]. Karre is at rank #18,943, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʁə].

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 25759, this pair ranks #1,828,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kacke vs Karre

Shared letters: aek. Private to "Kacke": c. Private to "Karre": r.

"Kacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Karre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kackeakcke · kaccke · kacek · kackke · kakce · kcake · kkacke
  • Karreakrre · kare · karer · kkarre · krare

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kacke" and "Karre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkakə] versus [ˈkaʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kacke" or "Karre"?
"Kacke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,816 in our German list, against #18,943 for "Karre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Kacke" and "Karre". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kacke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Karre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,828,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kacke" and "Karre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Karre". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list