Which to use
“Karten” and “Kisten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,559
- “Karten” frequency rank
- #11,271
- “Kisten” frequency rank
- 12830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karten | Kisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Karte | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kiste |
Where the eye mixes Karten and Kisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Karten and Kisten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Karten vs Kisten
A purely visual mix-up. Karten ([ˈkaʁtn̩]) and Kisten ([ˈkɪstn̩]) 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 12830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karten is recorded at frequency rank #1,559, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʁtn̩]. Kisten is at rank #11,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪstn̩].
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 12830, this pair ranks #1,961,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Karten vs Kisten
Shared letters: eknt. Private to "Karten": ar. Private to "Kisten": is.
"Karten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kisten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Karten" and "Kisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Karten" or "Kisten" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karten" and "Kisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kisten 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 #1,961,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.