Which to use
“Karate” and “Karre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,336
- “Karate” frequency rank
- #18,943
- “Karre” frequency rank
- 33279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karate | Karre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | waffenlose Kampf- oder Verteidigungskunst | eine Transportfläche auf Rädern ohne eigenen Antrieb |
Where the eye mixes Karate and Karre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Karate with Karre
A purely visual mix-up. Karate ([kaˈʁaːtə]) and Karre ([ˈkaʁə]) 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 33279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karate is recorded at frequency rank #14,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈʁaːtə]. Karre is at rank #18,943, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʁə].
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 33279, this pair ranks #1,689,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karate vs Karre
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Karate": t. Private to "Karre": -.
"Karate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Karre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Karate" for "Karre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Karate" or "Karre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Karre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,689,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karate" and "Karre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Karre". 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 #1,689,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.