Which to use
“Käse” is a noun and “kläre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- #44,735
- “kläre” frequency rank
- 48489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käse | kläre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein festes Milchprodukt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären |
Where the eye mixes Käse and kläre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Käse runs 4 letters (CVCV) against kläre's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Käse and kläre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Käse is [ˈkɛːzə] while kläre is [ˈklɛːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48489, 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]. kläre is at rank #44,735, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːʁə].
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 48489, this pair ranks #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Käse vs kläre
Shared letters: ekä. Private to "Käse": s. Private to "kläre": lr.
"Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kläre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Käse" and "kläre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Käse" vs "kläre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Käse" and "kläre" 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 "kläre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käse" and "kläre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs kläre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.