Which to use
“Kummer” is a noun and “kümmere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,685
- “Kummer” frequency rank
- #20,987
- “kümmere” frequency rank
- 31672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kummer | kümmere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorgegefühl beziehungsweise Niedergeschlagenheit | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kümmern |
Where the eye mixes Kummer and kümmere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kummer with kümmere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kummer is [ˈkʊmɐ] while kümmere is [ˈkʏməʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kummer is recorded at frequency rank #10,685, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊmɐ]. kümmere is at rank #20,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏməʁə].
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 31672, this pair ranks #1,723,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kummer vs kümmere
Shared letters: ekmr. Private to "Kummer": u. Private to "kümmere": ü.
"Kummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kümmere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kummer ← kkummer · kmumer · kumemr · kumer · kummerr · kummre · ukmmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kummer" and "kümmere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kummer" or "kümmere"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kummer" and "kümmere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kummer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kümmere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kummer" and "kümmere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kummer 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 #1,723,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.