Which to use
“Kapuze” and “Katze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,787
- “Kapuze” frequency rank
- #2,659
- “Katze” frequency rank
- 25446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kapuze | Katze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kopfbedeckung an Mantel oder Jacke, die teilweise auch den Hals schützt | in zahlreichen Rassen gezüchtetes, dem Menschen verbundenes, anschmiegsames Haustier (Felis silvestris catus) |
Where the eye mixes Kapuze and Katze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kapuze runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Katze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kapuze and Katze
A purely visual mix-up. Kapuze ([kaˈpuːt͡sə]) and Katze ([ˈkat͡sə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kapuze is recorded at frequency rank #22,787, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈpuːt͡sə]. Katze is at rank #2,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡sə].
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 25446, this pair ranks #1,833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kapuze vs Katze
Shared letters: aekz. Private to "Kapuze": pu. Private to "Katze": t.
"Kapuze" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Katze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kapuze" for "Katze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kapuze" vs "Katze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kapuze" and "Katze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kapuze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Katze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kapuze" and "Katze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Katze". 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 #1,833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.