Which to use
“Kasse” is a noun and “Käthe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,129
- “Kasse” frequency rank
- #25,211
- “Käthe” frequency rank
- 29340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kasse | Käthe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein abschließbarer Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Geld (Geldscheine, Münzen) | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Kasse and Käthe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kasse and Käthe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kasse is [ˈkasə] while Käthe is [ˈkɛːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29340, 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]. Käthe is at rank #25,211, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkɛːtə].
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 29340, this pair ranks #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kasse vs Käthe
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kasse": as. Private to "Käthe": htä.
"Kasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Käthe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kasse ← aksse · kase · kases · kaße · kkasse · ksase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kasse" and "Käthe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Kasse" or "Käthe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kasse" and "Käthe" 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 "Käthe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kasse" and "Käthe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Käthe". 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 #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.