KackevsKätheWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kacke is a noun, Käthe is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kacke” is a noun and “Käthe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,816
“Kacke” frequency rank
#25,211
“Käthe” frequency rank
32027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kacke Käthe
Definition meist feste Ausscheidung des Darmes, Kot weiblicher Vorname

Where the eye mixes Kacke and Käthe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Kacke
5 ch
Käthe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kacke is [ˈkakə] while Käthe is [ˈkɛːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32027, 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]. Käthe is at rank #25,211, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkɛːtə].

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 32027, this pair ranks #1,716,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kacke vs Käthe

Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kacke": ac. Private to "Käthe": htä.

"Kacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Käthe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kackeakcke · kaccke · kacek · kackke · kakce · kcake · kkacke

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kacke" and "Käthe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kacke" is a noun and "Käthe" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kacke" or "Käthe"?
"Kacke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,816 in our German list, against #25,211 for "Käthe". 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 "Käthe". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kacke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Käthe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,716,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kacke" and "Käthe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Käthe". 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