KassettevsKassettenWhich spelling fits?

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“Kassette” and “Kassetten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,796
“Kassette” frequency rank
#31,119
“Kassetten” frequency rank
55915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kassette Kassetten
Definition ein verschließbares Kästchen zur Aufbewahrung von Geld oder Wertsachen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kassette

Where the eye mixes Kassette and Kassetten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Kassette runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Kassetten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Kassette
9 ch
Kassetten

Visual trap between Kassette and Kassetten

A purely visual mix-up. Kassette ([kaˈsɛtə]) and Kassetten ([kaˈsɛtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Kassette” sits inside “Kassetten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kassette is recorded at frequency rank #24,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsɛtə]. Kassetten is at rank #31,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsɛtn̩].

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 55915, this pair ranks #960,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kassette vs Kassetten

Shared letters: aekst. Private to "Kassette": -. Private to "Kassetten": n.

"Kassette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Kassetten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kassette ← akssette · kasestte · kasette · kassete · kassetet · kasstete · kaßette · kkassette
  • Kassetten ← akssetten · kasestten · kasetten · kasseten · kassetetn · kassettenn · kassettne · kassteten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kassette" for "Kassetten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈsɛtə] versus [kaˈsɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kassette" vs "Kassetten" - which ranks higher?
"Kassette" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,796 in our German list, against #31,119 for "Kassetten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Kassette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kassetten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #960,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kassette" and "Kassetten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kadetten vs Kassetten". 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 #960,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list