Which to use
“Karte” and “Kater” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,203
- “Karte” frequency rank
- #7,347
- “Kater” frequency rank
- 8550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karte | Kater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall | männliche Katze |
Where the eye mixes Karte and Kater
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Karte with Kater
A purely visual mix-up. Karte ([ˈkaʁtə]) and Kater ([ˈkaːtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karte is recorded at frequency rank #1,203, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʁtə]. Kater is at rank #7,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːtɐ].
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 8550, this pair ranks #1,983,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karte vs Kater
Shared letters: aekrt. Private to "Karte": -. Private to "Kater": -.
"Karte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Karte" and "Kater" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Karte" or "Kater"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Karte" and "Kater" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karte" and "Kater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kater vs Kutter". 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 #1,983,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.