KadervsKäuferTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,902
“Kader” frequency rank
#5,197
“Käufer” frequency rank
10099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kader Käufer
Definition Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so weiter jemand, der gegen Bezahlung etwas in Besitz nimmt, etwas kauft

Where the eye mixes Kader and Käufer

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

5 ch
Kader
6 ch
Käufer

Look-alike desk: Kader vs Käufer

A purely visual mix-up. Kader ([ˈkaːdɐ]) and Käufer ([ˈkɔɪ̯fɐ]) 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 10099, 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]. Käufer is at rank #5,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔɪ̯fɐ].

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 10099, this pair ranks #1,976,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kader vs Käufer

Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kader": ad. Private to "Käufer": fuä.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kaderakder · kadder · kaderr · kadre · kaedr · kdaer · kkader

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kader" for "Käufer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaːdɐ] versus [ˈkɔɪ̯fɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kader" vs "Käufer" - which ranks higher?
"Kader" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,902 in our German list, against #5,197 for "Käufer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Kader" and "Käufer" 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 "Käufer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,976,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kader" and "Käufer" 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 #1,976,811 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