Which to use
“kargen” is a verb and “Karies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,627
- “kargen” frequency rank
- #39,460
- “Karies” frequency rank
- 80087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kargen | Karies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken | Erkrankung der Zähne, bei der der Zahnschmelz und teilweise das Dentin zerfällt |
Where the eye mixes kargen and Karies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kargen (CVCCVC) and Karies (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses kargen with Karies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kargen is [ˈkaʁɡn̩] while Karies is [ˈkaːʁiɛs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kargen is recorded at frequency rank #40,627, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʁɡn̩]. Karies is at rank #39,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːʁiɛs].
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 80087, this pair ranks #202,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kargen vs Karies
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "kargen": gn. Private to "Karies": is.
"kargen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Karies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kargen" for "Karies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kargen" vs "Karies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kargen" and "Karies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kargen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Karies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kargen" and "Karies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs kargen". 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 #202,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.