Which to use
“Kassette” is a noun and “kassierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,796
- “Kassette” frequency rank
- #30,141
- “kassierte” frequency rank
- 54937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kassette | kassierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein verschließbares Kästchen zur Aufbewahrung von Geld oder Wertsachen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kassiert |
Where the eye mixes Kassette and kassierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kassette runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against kassierte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kassette with kassierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kassette is [kaˈsɛtə] while kassierte is [kaˈsiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54937, 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]. kassierte is at rank #30,141, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsiːɐ̯tə].
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 54937, this pair ranks #999,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kassette vs kassierte
Shared letters: aekst. Private to "Kassette": -. Private to "kassierte": ir.
"Kassette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "kassierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kassette" for "kassierte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kassette" and "kassierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kassette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kassierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #999,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kassette" and "kassierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kassette 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 #999,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.