Which to use
“Karre” and “Kartei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,943
- “Karre” frequency rank
- #48,265
- “Kartei” frequency rank
- 67208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karre | Kartei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Transportfläche auf Rädern ohne eigenen Antrieb | nach einem bestimmten Prinzip sortierte Sammlung von Daten auf Karten oder Blättern gleichen Formats |
Where the eye mixes Karre and Kartei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Karre 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.
Why the eye confuses Karre with Kartei
A purely visual mix-up. Karre ([ˈkaʁə]) and Kartei ([kaʁˈtaɪ̯]) 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 67208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karre is recorded at frequency rank #18,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʁə]. 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 67208, this pair ranks #547,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Karre vs Kartei
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Karre": -. Private to "Kartei": it.
"Karre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kartei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Karre" and "Kartei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Karre" or "Kartei" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Karre" and "Kartei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karre" 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 #547,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karre" and "Kartei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kartei". 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 #547,705 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.