Which to use
“Kerze” and “Körbe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,517
- “Kerze” frequency rank
- #29,667
- “Körbe” frequency rank
- 42184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kerze | Körbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leuchtmittel mit offener Flamme; bestehend aus Wachs | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Korb |
Where the eye mixes Kerze and Körbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kerze and Körbe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kerze and Körbe
A purely visual mix-up. Kerze ([ˈkɛʁt͡sə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kerze is recorded at frequency rank #12,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛʁt͡sə]. 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 42184, this pair ranks #1,457,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kerze vs Körbe
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kerze": z. Private to "Körbe": bö.
"Kerze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Körbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kerze ← ekrze · kerez · kerrze · kerzze · kezre · kkerze · kreze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kerze" for "Körbe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kerze" or "Körbe" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kerze" 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 #1,457,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kerze" and "Körbe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs Körbe". 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 #1,457,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.