Which to use
“kahle” is an adjective and “Kasse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,138
- “kahle” frequency rank
- #4,129
- “Kasse” frequency rank
- 37267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kahle | Kasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl | ein abschließbarer Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Geld (Geldscheine, Münzen) |
Where the eye mixes kahle and Kasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kahle and Kasse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kahle vs Kasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kahle is [ˈkaːlə] while Kasse is [ˈkasə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kahle is recorded at frequency rank #33,138, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaːlə]. Kasse is at rank #4,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasə].
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 37267, this pair ranks #1,594,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kahle vs Kasse
Shared letters: aek. Private to "kahle": hl. Private to "Kasse": s.
"kahle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kahle" and "Kasse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kahle" vs "Kasse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kahle" and "Kasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kahle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,594,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kahle" and "Kasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kahle vs Kölle". 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 #1,594,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.