KadervskauderWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kader is a noun, kauder is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kader” is a noun and “kauder” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,902
“Kader” frequency rank
#25,193
“kauder” frequency rank
30095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kader kauder
Definition Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so weiter 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaudern

Where the eye mixes Kader and kauder

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

5 ch
Kader
6 ch
kauder

Visual trap between Kader and kauder

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kader is [ˈkaːdɐ] while kauder is [ˈkaʊ̯dɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30095, 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]. kauder is at rank #25,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯dɐ].

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 30095, this pair ranks #1,754,533 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kader vs kauder

Shared letters: adekr. Private to "Kader": -. Private to "kauder": u.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kader ← akder · kadder · kaderr · kadre · kaedr · kdaer · kkader
  • kauder ← akuder · kaduer · kaudder · kauderr · kaudre · kauedr · kkauder · kuader

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kader" for "kauder" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kader" is a noun and "kauder" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kader" or "kauder"?
"Kader" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,902 in our German list, against #25,193 for "kauder". 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 "kauder" 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 "kauder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,754,533 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kader" and "kauder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kauder vs Käufers". 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 #1,754,533 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