Which to use
“Kaste” is a noun and “klärte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,378
- “Kaste” frequency rank
- #45,390
- “klärte” frequency rank
- 90768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kaste | klärte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschlossene Gesellschaftsschicht innerhalb einer (insbesondere der hinduistischen) Gesellschaftsordnung | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klären |
Where the eye mixes Kaste and klärte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kaste is [ˈkastə] while klärte is [ˈklɛːɐ̯tə]. 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 90768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kaste is recorded at frequency rank #45,378, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkastə]. klärte is at rank #45,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːɐ̯tə].
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 90768, this pair ranks #43,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kaste vs klärte
Shared letters: ekt. Private to "Kaste": as. Private to "klärte": lrä.
"Kaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "klärte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kaste ← akste · kaset · kasste · kastte · katse · kkaste · ksate