Which to use
“kassieren” is a verb and “kassierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,113
- “kassieren” frequency rank
- #30,141
- “kassierte” frequency rank
- 42254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kassieren | kassierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für erbrachte Leistungen oder für Waren Geld einnehmen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kassiert |
Where the eye mixes kassieren and kassierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kassieren (CVCCVVCVC) and kassierte (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kassieren and kassierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kassieren is [kaˈsiːʁən] while kassierte is [kaˈsiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42254, 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]. 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 42254, this pair ranks #1,455,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kassieren vs kassierte
Shared letters: aeikrs. Private to "kassieren": n. Private to "kassierte": t.
"kassieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "kassierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kassieren" for "kassierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kassieren" vs "kassierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kassieren" 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 #1,455,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kassieren" and "kassierte" 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 #1,455,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.