Which to use
“kümmere” and “kümmern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,987
- “kümmere” frequency rank
- #2,402
- “kümmern” frequency rank
- 23389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kümmere | kümmern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kümmern | reflexiv, mit „um“: für jemanden sorgen |
Where the eye mixes kümmere and kümmern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kümmere (CVCCVCV) and kümmern (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kümmere vs kümmern
A purely visual mix-up. kümmere ([ˈkʏməʁə]) and kümmern ([ˈkʏmɐn]) 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 “kümmere” becomes n in “kümmern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kümmere is recorded at frequency rank #20,987, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏməʁə]. kümmern is at rank #2,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏmɐn].
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 23389, this pair ranks #1,861,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kümmere vs kümmern
Shared letters: ekmrü. Private to "kümmere": -. Private to "kümmern": n.
"kümmere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "kümmern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kümmere" and "kümmern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kümmere" or "kümmern" show up more?
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 "kümmere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kümmern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,861,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kümmere" and "kümmern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kümmere vs kümmerten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,861,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.