Which to use
“kara” is an adjective and “kaut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,657
- “kara” frequency rank
- #46,771
- “kaut” frequency rank
- 68428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kara | kaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lieb, wert, teuer, wertvoll, hold, herzig | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kauen |
Letter map: kara vs kaut
Shared letters muted; letters that set kara and kaut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. kara (CVCV) and kaut (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - kara and kaut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kara is anadjective and kautaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kara is recorded at frequency rank #21,657, classified as anadj. kaut is at rank #46,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaʊ̯t].
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 68428, this pair ranks #508,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kara vs kaut
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kara": r. Private to "kaut": tu.
"kara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kaut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "kara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kara" and "kaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kaut vs kräht". 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 #508,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.