Which to use
“Käse” and “Kaste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- #45,378
- “Kaste” frequency rank
- 49132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käse | Kaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein festes Milchprodukt | geschlossene Gesellschaftsschicht innerhalb einer (insbesondere der hinduistischen) Gesellschaftsordnung |
Where the eye mixes Käse and Kaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Käse runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Kaste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Käse with Kaste
A purely visual mix-up. Käse ([ˈkɛːzə]) and Kaste ([ˈkastə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49132, 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]. Kaste is at rank #45,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkastə].
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 49132, this pair ranks #1,222,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Käse vs Kaste
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Käse": ä. Private to "Kaste": at.
"Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Kaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kaste ← akste · kaset · kasste · kastte · katse · kkaste · ksate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Käse" and "Kaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Käse" vs "Kaste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Käse" and "Kaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Käse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,222,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käse" and "Kaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kaste". 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 #1,222,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.