Which to use
“Karre” and “Kurve” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,943
- “Karre” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “Kurve” frequency rank
- 25022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karre | Kurve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Transportfläche auf Rädern ohne eigenen Antrieb | durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie |
Where the eye mixes Karre and Kurve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Karre vs Kurve
A purely visual mix-up. Karre ([ˈkaʁə]) and Kurve ([ˈkʊʁvə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25022, 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]. Kurve is at rank #6,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁvə].
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 25022, this pair ranks #1,839,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karre vs Kurve
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Karre": a. Private to "Kurve": uv.
"Karre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kurve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Karre" and "Kurve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Karre" or "Kurve" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Karre" and "Kurve" 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 "Kurve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karre" and "Kurve" 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 #1,839,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.