kehrevsKerryWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: kehre is a verb, Kerry is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kehre” is a verb and “Kerry” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,121
“kehre” frequency rank
#22,395
“Kerry” frequency rank
53516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kehre Kerry
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren ein County bzw. eine Grafschaft der Provinz Munster, Republik Irland

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set kehre and Kerry apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
kehre
5 ch
Kerry

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kehre is averb and Kerryaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kehre is recorded at frequency rank #31,121, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeːʁə]. Kerry is at rank #22,395, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 53516, this pair ranks #1,054,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of kehre vs Kerry

Shared letters: ekr. Private to "kehre": h. Private to "Kerry": y.

"kehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Kerry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kehreekhre · keher · kehhre · kehrre · kerhe · khere · kkehre
  • Kerryekrry · kerryy · kery · keryr · kkerry · krery

Frequency comparison

kehre#31,121
Kerry#22,395

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kehre" and "Kerry" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kehre" is a verb and "Kerry" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kehre" or "Kerry"?
"Kerry" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,395 in our German list, against #31,121 for "kehre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering kehre vs Kerry

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “kehre”; for a name, it's “Kerry”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “kehre” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list