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

#4,902
“Kader” frequency rank
#22,410
“Köder” frequency rank
27312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kader Köder
Definition Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so weiter Objekt, welches Tiere dazu bringt, sich ihm anzunähern und/oder es zu fressen

Where the eye mixes Kader and Köder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Kader
5 ch
Köder

Look-alike desk: Kader vs Köder

A purely visual mix-up. Kader ([ˈkaːdɐ]) and Köder ([ˈkøːdɐ]) 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 a single letter - a in “Kader” becomes ö in “Köder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27312, 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]. Köder is at rank #22,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːdɐ].

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 27312, this pair ranks #1,803,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kader vs Köder

Shared letters: dekr. Private to "Kader": a. Private to "Köder": ö.

"Kader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Köder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kader" for "Köder" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaːdɐ] versus [ˈkøːdɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kader" or "Köder"?
"Kader" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,902 in our German list, against #22,410 for "Köder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Kader" and "Köder" 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 "Köder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,803,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kader" and "Köder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Köder vs ködern". 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 #1,803,812 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