KassierervskassierteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kassierer is a noun, kassierte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kassierer” is a noun and “kassierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,748
“Kassierer” frequency rank
#30,141
“kassierte” frequency rank
46889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kassierer kassierte
Definition die Kasse Führender Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kassiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kassierer and kassierte apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
Kassierer
9 ch
kassierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kassierer is [kaˈsiːʁɐ] 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46889, 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]. 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 46889, this pair ranks #1,303,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kassierer vs kassierte

Shared letters: aeikrs. Private to "Kassierer": -. Private to "kassierte": t.

"Kassierer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "kassierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kassiererakssierer · kasierer · kasiserer · kasseirer · kassieerr · kassiererr · kassierre · kassierrer
  • kassierteakssierte · kasierte · kasiserte · kasseirte · kassieret · kassierrte · kassiertte · kassietre

Frequency comparison

Kassierer#16,748
kassierte#30,141

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kassierer" and "kassierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kassierer" is a noun and "kassierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kassierer" or "kassierte"?
"Kassierer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,748 in our German list, against #30,141 for "kassierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Kassierer vs kassierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Kassierer”; for an adjective, it's “kassierte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kassierer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list