Which to use
“kacken” and “kargen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,624
- “kacken” frequency rank
- #40,627
- “kargen” frequency rank
- 58251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kacken | kargen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Darm entleeren | mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken |
Where the eye mixes kacken and kargen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kacken and kargen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kacken vs kargen
A purely visual mix-up. kacken ([ˈkakn̩]) and kargen ([ˈkaʁɡn̩]) 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 58251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kacken is recorded at frequency rank #17,624, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkakn̩]. kargen is at rank #40,627, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʁɡn̩].
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 58251, this pair ranks #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kacken vs kargen
Shared letters: aekn. Private to "kacken": c. Private to "kargen": gr.
"kacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kargen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kacken" for "kargen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kacken" or "kargen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kacken" and "kargen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kargen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kacken" and "kargen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs kargen". 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 #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.