Which to use
“Käse” and “Küsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,754
- “Käse” frequency rank
- #13,420
- “Küsse” frequency rank
- 17174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Käse | Küsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein festes Milchprodukt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuss |
Where the eye mixes Käse and Küsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Käse runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Küsse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Käse vs Küsse
A purely visual mix-up. Käse ([ˈkɛːzə]) and Küsse ([ˈkʏsə]) 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 17174, 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]. Küsse is at rank #13,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏsə].
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 17174, this pair ranks #1,929,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Käse vs Küsse
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Käse": ä. Private to "Küsse": ü.
"Käse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Küsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Käse" and "Küsse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Käse" or "Küsse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Käse" and "Küsse" 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 "Küsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Käse" and "Küsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs Küsse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,929,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.