KammervsKlammernTell them apart

Which to use

“Kammer” and “Klammern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,001
“Kammer” frequency rank
#11,272
“Klammern” frequency rank
16273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kammer Klammern
Definition im Gegensatz zur Stube, ein nicht oder nur schlecht beheizbarer (Lager-)Raum, oft nur für einen bestimmten Zweck genutzt Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Klammer

Where the eye mixes Kammer and Klammern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kammer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Klammern's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Kammer
8 ch
Klammern

Look-alike desk: Kammer vs Klammern

A purely visual mix-up. Kammer ([ˈkamɐ]) and Klammern ([ˈklamɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kammer is recorded at frequency rank #5,001, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkamɐ]. Klammern is at rank #11,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklamɐn].

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 16273, this pair ranks #1,937,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kammer vs Klammern

Shared letters: aekmr. Private to "Kammer": -. Private to "Klammern": ln.

"Kammer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Klammern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kammerakmmer · kamemr · kamer · kammerr · kammre · kkammer · kmamer
  • Klammernkalmmern · kklammern · klamemrn · klamern · klammenr · klammernn · klammerrn · klammren

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kammer" for "Klammern" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkamɐ] versus [ˈklamɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kammer" vs "Klammern" - which ranks higher?
"Kammer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,001 in our German list, against #11,272 for "Klammern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Kammer" and "Klammern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kammer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Klammern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,937,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kammer" and "Klammern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kämmen vs Klammern". 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 #1,937,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list