Which to use
“Karte” and “Kiste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,203
- “Karte” frequency rank
- #7,350
- “Kiste” frequency rank
- 8553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karte | Kiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall | massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz |
Where the eye mixes Karte and Kiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Karte vs Kiste
A purely visual mix-up. Karte ([ˈkaʁtə]) and Kiste ([ˈkɪstə]) 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 8553, 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]. Kiste is at rank #7,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪstə].
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 8553, this pair ranks #1,983,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karte vs Kiste
Shared letters: ekt. Private to "Karte": ar. Private to "Kiste": is.
"Karte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kiste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Karte" and "Kiste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Karte" or "Kiste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Karte" and "Kiste" 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 "Kiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karte" and "Kiste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kiste vs kitten". 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 #1,983,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.