Which to use
“Kerbe” and “Körbe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,443
- “Kerbe” frequency rank
- #29,667
- “Körbe” frequency rank
- 66110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kerbe | Körbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine keilförmige Vertiefung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Korb |
Where the eye mixes Kerbe and Körbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kerbe and Körbe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Kerbe with Körbe
A purely visual mix-up. Kerbe ([ˈkɛʁbə]) and Körbe ([ˈkœʁbə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Kerbe” becomes ö in “Körbe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kerbe is recorded at frequency rank #36,443, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛʁbə]. Körbe is at rank #29,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkœʁbə].
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 66110, this pair ranks #584,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kerbe vs Körbe
Shared letters: bekr. Private to "Kerbe": -. Private to "Körbe": ö.
"Kerbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Körbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kerbe ← ekrbe · kebre · kerbbe · kereb · kerrbe · kkerbe · krebe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kerbe" for "Körbe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kerbe" or "Körbe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kerbe" and "Körbe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kerbe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Körbe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #584,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kerbe" and "Körbe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kerbe". 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 #584,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.