Which to use
“Kehle” is a noun and “kehr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,268
- “Kehle” frequency rank
- #36,440
- “kehr” frequency rank
- 47708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kehle | kehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes Kehle and kehr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kehle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against kehr's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kehle and kehr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kehle is [ˈkeːlə] while kehr is [keːɐ̯]. 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 47708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kehle is recorded at frequency rank #11,268, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeːlə]. kehr is at rank #36,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [keːɐ̯].
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 47708, this pair ranks #1,274,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kehle vs kehr
Shared letters: ehk. Private to "Kehle": l. Private to "kehr": r.
"Kehle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kehle" for "kehr" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kehle" vs "kehr" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kehle" and "kehr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kehle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,274,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kehle" and "kehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kar vs kehr". 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 #1,274,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.