Which to use
“Karte” and “Küste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,203
- “Karte” frequency rank
- #3,978
- “Küste” frequency rank
- 5181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karte | Küste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall | Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer |
Where the eye mixes Karte and Küste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Karte and Küste
A purely visual mix-up. Karte ([ˈkaʁtə]) and Küste ([ˈkʏstə]) 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 5181, 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]. Küste is at rank #3,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏstə].
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 5181, this pair ranks #1,995,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karte vs Küste
Shared letters: ekt. Private to "Karte": ar. Private to "Küste": sü.
"Karte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Küste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Karte ← akrte · karet · karrte · kartte · katre · kkarte · krate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Karte" and "Küste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Karte" or "Küste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Karte" and "Küste" 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 "Küste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karte" and "Küste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Küste 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 #1,995,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.