Which to use
“Kasse” and “Kaste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,129
- “Kasse” frequency rank
- #45,378
- “Kaste” frequency rank
- 49507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kasse | Kaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein abschließbarer Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Geld (Geldscheine, Münzen) | geschlossene Gesellschaftsschicht innerhalb einer (insbesondere der hinduistischen) Gesellschaftsordnung |
Where the eye mixes Kasse and Kaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kasse and Kaste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kasse and Kaste
A purely visual mix-up. Kasse ([ˈkasə]) 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 a single letter - s in “Kasse” becomes t in “Kaste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kasse is recorded at frequency rank #4,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasə]. 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 49507, this pair ranks #1,208,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kasse vs Kaste
Shared letters: aeks. Private to "Kasse": -. Private to "Kaste": t.
"Kasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kasse" and "Kaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kasse" vs "Kaste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kasse" and "Kaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kasse" 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 #1,208,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kasse" 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 #1,208,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.