Which to use
“Kante” is a noun and “klärte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,076
- “Kante” frequency rank
- #45,390
- “klärte” frequency rank
- 56466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kante | klärte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | scharfer Rand, daher auch der Besatz an Stoffen, Kleidern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klären |
Where the eye mixes Kante and klärte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kante runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against klärte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kante with klärte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kante is [ˈkantə] while klärte is [ˈklɛːɐ̯tə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kante is recorded at frequency rank #11,076, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkantə]. klärte is at rank #45,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːɐ̯tə].
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 56466, this pair ranks #939,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kante vs klärte
Shared letters: ekt. Private to "Kante": an. Private to "klärte": lrä.
"Kante" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "klärte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kante ← aknte · kanet · kantte · katne · kkante · knate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kante" and "klärte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kante" or "klärte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kante" and "klärte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klärte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #939,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kante" and "klärte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs klärte". 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 #939,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.