Which to use
“kara” is an adjective and “karge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,657
- “kara” frequency rank
- #49,815
- “karge” frequency rank
- 71472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kara | karge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lieb, wert, teuer, wertvoll, hold, herzig | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kargen |
Letter map: kara vs karge
Shared letters muted; letters that set kara and karge apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against karge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - kara and karge
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kara is anadjective and kargeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kara is recorded at frequency rank #21,657, classified as anadj. karge is at rank #49,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʁɡə].
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 71472, this pair ranks #415,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kara vs karge
Shared letters: akr. Private to "kara": -. Private to "karge": eg.
"kara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "karge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kara" and "karge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kara" or "karge" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "kara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "karge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kara" and "karge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kartei". 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 #415,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.