Which to use
“kahle” is an adjective and “Kühler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,138
- “kahle” frequency rank
- #13,192
- “Kühler” frequency rank
- 46330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kahle | Kühler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl | Gefäß/Behälter zum Kühlhalten von Getränken |
Where the eye mixes kahle and Kühler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kahle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Kühler's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kahle vs Kühler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kahle is [ˈkaːlə] while Kühler is [ˈkyːlɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46330, 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]. Kühler is at rank #13,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːlɐ].
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 46330, this pair ranks #1,322,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kahle vs Kühler
Shared letters: ehkl. Private to "kahle": a. Private to "Kühler": rü.
"kahle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kahle ← akhle · kahel · kahhle · kahlle · kalhe · khale · kkahle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kahle" and "Kühler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kahle" or "Kühler"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kahle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,322,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kahle" and "Kühler" 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 #1,322,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.