Which to use
“käme” is a verb and “Knabe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,629
- “käme” frequency rank
- #18,951
- “Knabe” frequency rank
- 23580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | käme | Knabe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kommen | Kind männlichen Geschlechts |
Where the eye mixes käme and Knabe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: käme vs Knabe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: käme is [ˈkɛːmə] while Knabe is [ˈknaːbə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
käme is recorded at frequency rank #4,629, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛːmə]. Knabe is at rank #18,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈknaːbə].
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 23580, this pair ranks #1,859,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of käme vs Knabe
Shared letters: ek. Private to "käme": mä. Private to "Knabe": abn.
"käme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Knabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Knabe ← kanbe · kknabe · knabbe · knaeb · knbae · knnabe · nkabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "käme" and "Knabe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "käme" vs "Knabe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "käme" and "Knabe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "käme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Knabe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "käme" and "Knabe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knabe vs Knaus". 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 #1,859,386 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.