Which to use
“Käfig” and “Kamin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,344
- “Käfig” frequency rank
- #12,111
- “Kamin” frequency rank
- 26455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käfig | Kamin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Behälter oder Einrichtung, um Lebewesen gefangen zu halten, häufig mit einem Gitter versehen | Feuerstelle in Wohnräumen, die zur Heizung und Beleuchtung dient |
Where the eye mixes Käfig and Kamin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Käfig and Kamin follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Käfig and Kamin
A purely visual mix-up. Käfig ([ˈkɛːfɪç]) and Kamin ([kaˈmiːn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Käfig is recorded at frequency rank #14,344, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛːfɪç]. Kamin is at rank #12,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈmiːn].
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 26455, this pair ranks #1,817,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Käfig vs Kamin
Shared letters: ik. Private to "Käfig": fgä. Private to "Kamin": amn.
"Käfig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Kamin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kamin ← akmin · kaimn · kaminn · kammin · kamni · kkamin · kmain
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Käfig" and "Kamin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Käfig" or "Kamin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Käfig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kamin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käfig" and "Kamin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Käfig vs kantig". 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 #1,817,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.