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“Kummer” and “Küster” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,685
- “Kummer” frequency rank
- #32,142
- “Küster” frequency rank
- 42827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kummer | Küster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorgegefühl beziehungsweise Niedergeschlagenheit | Kirchenangestellter, dessen Aufgabe in der Vorbereitung von liturgischen Feiern besteht |
Where the eye mixes Kummer and Küster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kummer vs Küster
A purely visual mix-up. Kummer ([ˈkʊmɐ]) and Küster ([ˈkʏstɐ]) 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 42827, 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]. Küster is at rank #32,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏstɐ].
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 42827, this pair ranks #1,437,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kummer vs Küster
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kummer": mu. Private to "Küster": stü.
"Kummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Küster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kummer ← kkummer · kmumer · kumemr · kumer · kummerr · kummre · ukmmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kummer" and "Küster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kummer" or "Küster"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kummer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,437,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kummer" and "Küster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Küster 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 #1,437,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.