Which to use
“Käfig” and “König” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,344
- “Käfig” frequency rank
- #816
- “König” frequency rank
- 15160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käfig | König |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Behälter oder Einrichtung, um Lebewesen gefangen zu halten, häufig mit einem Gitter versehen | höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen |
Where the eye mixes Käfig and König
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Käfig and König follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Käfig vs König
A purely visual mix-up. Käfig ([ˈkɛːfɪç]) and König ([ˈkøːnɪç]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15160, 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]. König is at rank #816, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪç].
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 15160, this pair ranks #1,945,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Käfig vs König
Shared letters: gik. Private to "Käfig": fä. Private to "König": nö.
"Käfig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "König" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Käfig" and "König" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Käfig" or "König" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Käfig" and "König" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Käfig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "König" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käfig" and "König" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Käfig vs kantig". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,945,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.