Which to use
“kart” is a verb and “Käse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,467
- “kart” frequency rank
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- 20221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kart | Käse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs karten | ein festes Milchprodukt |
Where the eye mixes kart and Käse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between kart and Käse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kart is [kaʁt] while Käse is [ˈkɛːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 20221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kart is recorded at frequency rank #16,467, classified as averb, pronounced [kaʁt]. Käse is at rank #3,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛːzə].
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 20221, this pair ranks #1,900,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kart vs Käse
Shared letters: k. Private to "kart": art. Private to "Käse": esä.
"kart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kart ← akrt · karrt · kartt · katr · kkart · krat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kart" for "Käse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kart" vs "Käse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kart" and "Käse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Käse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kart" and "Käse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs kart". 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 #1,900,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.