katvsklärtTell them apart

Quick tell: kat is a noun, klärt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kat” is a noun and “klärt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,950
“kat” frequency rank
#12,951
“klärt” frequency rank
25901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kat klärt
Definition Katze 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären

Letter map: kat vs klärt

Shared letters muted; letters that set kat and klärt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
kat
5 ch
klärt

Grammar separator: kat vs klärt

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kat is anoun and klärtaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kat is recorded at frequency rank #12,950, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. klärt is at rank #12,951, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɛːɐ̯t].

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 25901, this pair ranks #1,826,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kat vs klärt

Shared letters: kt. Private to "kat": a. Private to "klärt": lrä.

"kat" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "klärt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kat" for "klärt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kat" is a noun and "klärt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kat" or "klärt"?
"kat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,950 in our German list, against #12,951 for "klärt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "kat" vs "klärt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "klärt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,826,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kat" and "klärt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kat vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,826,271 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