Which to use
“Kühler” and “Kummer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,192
- “Kühler” frequency rank
- #10,685
- “Kummer” frequency rank
- 23877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kühler | Kummer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefäß/Behälter zum Kühlhalten von Getränken | Sorgegefühl beziehungsweise Niedergeschlagenheit |
Where the eye mixes Kühler and Kummer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kühler with Kummer
A purely visual mix-up. Kühler ([ˈkyːlɐ]) and Kummer ([ˈkʊmɐ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kühler is recorded at frequency rank #13,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːlɐ]. Kummer is at rank #10,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊmɐ].
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 23877, this pair ranks #1,855,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kühler vs Kummer
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kühler": hlü. Private to "Kummer": mu.
"Kühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kummer ← kkummer · kmumer · kumemr · kumer · kummerr · kummre · ukmmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kühler" and "Kummer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kühler" or "Kummer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kühler" and "Kummer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kummer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kühler" and "Kummer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kühler vs Kutter". 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 #1,855,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.