Which to use
“Käse” and “Kassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- #9,743
- “Kassen” frequency rank
- 13497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käse | Kassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein festes Milchprodukt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kasse |
Where the eye mixes Käse and Kassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Käse runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Kassen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Käse vs Kassen
A purely visual mix-up. Käse ([ˈkɛːzə]) and Kassen ([ˈkasn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Käse is recorded at frequency rank #3,754, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛːzə]. Kassen is at rank #9,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasn̩].
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 13497, this pair ranks #1,957,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Käse vs Kassen
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Käse": ä. Private to "Kassen": an.
"Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Kassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kassen ← akssen · kasen · kasesn · kassenn · kassne · kaßen · kkassen · ksasen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Käse" for "Kassen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Käse" vs "Kassen" - which ranks higher?
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 "Käse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käse" and "Kassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kasan vs Kassen". 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 #1,957,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.