Which to use
“Kar” is a noun and “kehr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,626
- “Kar” frequency rank
- #36,440
- “kehr” frequency rank
- 77066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kar | kehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kesselförmige Eintiefung an einem Berghang mit flachem Boden und steilen Rückwänden | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes Kar and kehr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Kar runs 3 letters (CVC) against kehr's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kar vs kehr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kar is [kaːɐ̯] while kehr is [keːɐ̯]. 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 77066, 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]. kehr is at rank #36,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [keːɐ̯].
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 77066, this pair ranks #269,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kar vs kehr
Shared letters: kr. Private to "Kar": a. Private to "kehr": eh.
"Kar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "kehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kehr ← ekhr · kehhr · kehrr · kerh · kher · kkehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kar" and "kehr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kar" vs "kehr" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kar" and "kehr" 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 "kehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kar" and "kehr" 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 #269,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.