Which to use
“Kehle” is a noun and “kehre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,268
- “Kehle” frequency rank
- #31,121
- “kehre” frequency rank
- 42389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kehle | kehre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes Kehle and kehre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kehle and kehre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kehle and kehre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kehle is [ˈkeːlə] while kehre is [ˈkeːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Kehle” becomes r in “kehre”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42389, 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]. kehre is at rank #31,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeːʁə].
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 42389, this pair ranks #1,450,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kehle vs kehre
Shared letters: ehk. Private to "Kehle": l. Private to "kehre": r.
"Kehle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kehle" and "kehre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kehle" vs "kehre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kehle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kehre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,450,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kehle" and "kehre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kehre vs kläre". 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 #1,450,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.