Which to use
“Kehle” and “Kette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,268
- “Kehle” frequency rank
- #4,283
- “Kette” frequency rank
- 15551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kehle | Kette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre | Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern |
Where the eye mixes Kehle and Kette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kehle and Kette follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kehle vs Kette
A purely visual mix-up. Kehle ([ˈkeːlə]) and Kette ([ˈkɛtə]) 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 15551, 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]. Kette is at rank #4,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛtə].
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 15551, this pair ranks #1,942,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kehle vs Kette
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kehle": hl. Private to "Kette": t.
"Kehle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kehle" for "Kette" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kehle" or "Kette"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kehle" and "Kette" 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 "Kette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kehle" and "Kette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kehle vs Kölle". 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 #1,942,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.