Which to use
“Kassierer” is a noun and “kassiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,748
- “Kassierer” frequency rank
- #9,744
- “kassiert” frequency rank
- 26492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kassierer | kassiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kasse Führender | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kassieren |
Where the eye mixes Kassierer and kassiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kassierer 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.
Why the eye confuses Kassierer with kassiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kassierer is [kaˈsiːʁɐ] while kassiert is [kaˈsiːɐ̯t]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kassierer is recorded at frequency rank #16,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsiːʁɐ]. 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 26492, this pair ranks #1,817,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kassierer vs kassiert
Shared letters: aeikrs. Private to "Kassierer": -. Private to "kassiert": t.
"Kassierer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "kassiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kassierer" and "kassiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kassierer" or "kassiert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kassierer" 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 #1,817,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kassierer" and "kassiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kassiert vs kursiert". 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 #1,817,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.