Which to use
“karge” and “klärte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,815
- “karge” frequency rank
- #45,390
- “klärte” frequency rank
- 95205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | karge | klärte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kargen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klären |
Where the eye mixes karge and klärte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. karge ([ˈkaʁɡə]) and klärte ([ˈklɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 95205, 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]. klärte is at rank #45,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːɐ̯tə].
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 95205, this pair ranks #12,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of karge vs klärte
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "karge": ag. Private to "klärte": ltä.
"karge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "klärte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- karge ← akrge · kagre · kareg · kargge · karrge · kkarge · krage