Which to use
“kehr” and “kehre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,440
- “kehr” frequency rank
- #31,121
- “kehre” frequency rank
- 67561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kehr | kehre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes kehr and kehre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kehr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against kehre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kehr vs kehre
A purely visual mix-up. kehr ([keːɐ̯]) and kehre ([ˈkeːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “kehr” sits inside “kehre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kehr is recorded at frequency rank #36,440, classified as averb, pronounced [keːɐ̯]. 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 67561, this pair ranks #536,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kehr vs kehre
Shared letters: ehkr. Private to "kehr": -. Private to "kehre": -.
"kehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kehr" and "kehre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kehr" or "kehre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kehr" and "kehre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kehr" 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 #536,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kehr" and "kehre" 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 #536,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.