Which to use
“Kasse” and “Küsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,129
- “Kasse” frequency rank
- #13,420
- “Küsse” frequency rank
- 17549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kasse | Küsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein abschließbarer Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Geld (Geldscheine, Münzen) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuss |
Where the eye mixes Kasse and Küsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kasse and Küsse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kasse vs Küsse
A purely visual mix-up. Kasse ([ˈkasə]) 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 a single letter - a in “Kasse” becomes ü in “Küsse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17549, 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]. 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 17549, this pair ranks #1,926,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kasse vs Küsse
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Kasse": a. Private to "Küsse": ü.
"Kasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Küsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kasse ← aksse · kase · kases · kaße · kkasse · ksase
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kasse" and "Küsse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kasse" vs "Küsse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kasse" 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 #1,926,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kasse" and "Küsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs Küsse". 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 #1,926,403 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.