Which to use
“kauder” is a verb and “Kräuter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,193
- “kauder” frequency rank
- #12,329
- “Kräuter” frequency rank
- 37522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kauder | Kräuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaudern | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kraut |
Where the eye mixes kauder and Kräuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kauder runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Kräuter's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kauder vs Kräuter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kauder is [ˈkaʊ̯dɐ] while Kräuter is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯tɐ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kauder is recorded at frequency rank #25,193, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯dɐ]. Kräuter is at rank #12,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯tɐ].
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 37522, this pair ranks #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kauder vs Kräuter
Shared letters: ekru. Private to "kauder": ad. Private to "Kräuter": tä.
"kauder" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Kräuter" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kauder ← akuder · kaduer · kaudder · kauderr · kaudre · kauedr · kkauder · kuader
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kauder" and "Kräuter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kauder" vs "Kräuter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kauder" and "Kräuter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kauder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kräuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kauder" and "Kräuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kauder vs Käufers". 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 #1,588,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.