Which to use
“Kamm” is a noun and “krumm” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,872
- “Kamm” frequency rank
- #24,416
- “krumm” frequency rank
- 38288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kamm | krumm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerät mit aneinandergereihten Zinken zum Ausrichten und Säubern von Haaren | nicht gerade, sondern mit einer oder mehreren bogenförmigen Abweichungen |
Where the eye mixes Kamm and krumm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kamm runs 4 letters (CVCC) against krumm's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kamm and krumm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kamm is [kam] while krumm is [kʁʊm]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kamm is recorded at frequency rank #13,872, classified as anoun, pronounced [kam]. krumm is at rank #24,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʁʊm].
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 38288, this pair ranks #1,567,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kamm vs krumm
Shared letters: km. Private to "Kamm": a. Private to "krumm": ru.
"Kamm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "krumm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kamm" for "krumm" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kamm" vs "krumm" - which ranks higher?
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 "Kamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krumm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,567,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kamm" and "krumm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klamm vs krumm". 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 #1,567,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.