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.
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?
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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.