Which to use
“Kater” and “Köder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,347
- “Kater” frequency rank
- #22,410
- “Köder” frequency rank
- 29757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kater | Köder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliche Katze | Objekt, welches Tiere dazu bringt, sich ihm anzunähern und/oder es zu fressen |
Where the eye mixes Kater and Köder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kater vs Köder
A purely visual mix-up. Kater ([ˈkaːtɐ]) and Köder ([ˈkøːdɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kater is recorded at frequency rank #7,347, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːtɐ]. Köder is at rank #22,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːdɐ].
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 29757, this pair ranks #1,760,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kater vs Köder
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kater": at. Private to "Köder": dö.
"Kater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Köder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kater ← akter · kaetr · katerr · katter · kkater · ktaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kater" for "Köder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kater" vs "Köder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kater" and "Köder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Köder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kater" and "Köder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Köder vs ködern". 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 #1,760,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.