Which to use
“Kar” and “karla” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,626
- “Kar” frequency rank
- #33,140
- “karla” frequency rank
- 73766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kar | karla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kesselförmige Eintiefung an einem Berghang mit flachem Boden und steilen Rückwänden | Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs karl |
Where the eye mixes Kar and karla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kar vs karla
A purely visual mix-up. Kar ([kaːɐ̯]) and karla ([ˈkartla]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Kar” sits inside “karla”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kar is recorded at frequency rank #40,626, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaːɐ̯]. karla is at rank #33,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkartla].
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 73766, this pair ranks #351,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kar vs karla
Shared letters: akr. Private to "Kar": -. Private to "karla": l.
"Kar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "karla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- karla ← akrla · kalra · karal · karlla · karrla · kkarla · krala
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kar" and "karla" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Kar" or "karla"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kar" and "karla" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "karla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kar" and "karla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kar vs karge". 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 #351,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.