KadervsKaiserTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,902
“Kader” frequency rank
#1,636
“Kaiser” frequency rank
6538
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kader Kaiser
Definition Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so weiter Titel des höchsten weltlichen Herrschers in bestimmten Monarchien

Where the eye mixes Kader and Kaiser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kader runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Kaiser's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Kader
6 ch
Kaiser

Visual trap between Kader and Kaiser

A purely visual mix-up. Kader ([ˈkaːdɐ]) and Kaiser ([ˈkaɪ̯zɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kader is recorded at frequency rank #4,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːdɐ]. Kaiser is at rank #1,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯zɐ].

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 6538, this pair ranks #1,991,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kader vs Kaiser

Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Kader": d. Private to "Kaiser": is.

"Kader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Kaiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kaderakder · kadder · kaderr · kadre · kaedr · kdaer · kkader
  • Kaiserakiser · kaiesr · kaiserr · kaisre · kaisser · kasier · kiaser · kkaiser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kader" and "Kaiser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaːdɐ] versus [ˈkaɪ̯zɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kader" vs "Kaiser" - which ranks higher?
"Kaiser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,636 in our German list, against #4,902 for "Kader". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Kader" and "Kaiser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kader" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kaiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,991,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kader" and "Kaiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kader vs Kadett". 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 #1,991,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list