Which to use
“karge” is a verb and “Kartei” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,815
- “karge” frequency rank
- #48,265
- “Kartei” frequency rank
- 98080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | karge | Kartei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kargen | nach einem bestimmten Prinzip sortierte Sammlung von Daten auf Karten oder Blättern gleichen Formats |
Where the eye mixes karge and Kartei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. karge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Kartei's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between karge and Kartei
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: karge is [ˈkaʁɡə] while Kartei is [kaʁˈtaɪ̯]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
karge is recorded at frequency rank #49,815, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʁɡə]. Kartei is at rank #48,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaʁˈtaɪ̯].
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 98080, this pair ranks #2,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of karge vs Kartei
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "karge": g. Private to "Kartei": it.
"karge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kartei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "karge" for "Kartei" ever safe?
Which is more common, "karge" or "Kartei"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "karge" and "Kartei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "karge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kartei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "karge" and "Kartei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs klärte". 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 #2,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.