kassierenvskassiertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,113
“kassieren” frequency rank
#9,744
“kassiert” frequency rank
21857
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kassieren kassiert
Definition für erbrachte Leistungen oder für Waren Geld einnehmen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kassieren

Where the eye mixes kassieren and kassiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kassieren runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against kassiert's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
kassieren
8 ch
kassiert

Why the eye confuses kassieren with kassiert

A purely visual mix-up. kassieren ([kaˈsiːʁən]) and kassiert ([kaˈsiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kassieren is recorded at frequency rank #12,113, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈsiːʁən]. kassiert is at rank #9,744, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈsiːɐ̯t].

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 21857, this pair ranks #1,881,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kassieren vs kassiert

Shared letters: aeikrs. Private to "kassieren": n. Private to "kassiert": t.

"kassieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "kassiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kassieren ← akssieren · kasieren · kasiseren · kasseiren · kassieern · kassierenn · kassierne · kassierren
  • kassiert ← akssiert · kasiert · kasisert · kasseirt · kassierrt · kassiertt · kassietr · kassiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kassieren" for "kassiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈsiːʁən] versus [kaˈsiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "kassieren" or "kassiert" show up more?
"kassiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,744 in our German list, against #12,113 for "kassieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "kassieren" and "kassiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kassieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kassiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,881,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kassieren" and "kassiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kassieren vs kastrieren". 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 #1,881,320 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