Which to use
“Kabine” and “Kabinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,390
- “Kabine” frequency rank
- #22,784
- “Kabinen” frequency rank
- 32174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabine | Kabinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist kleiner, abgeschlossener Raum in einem (Wasser-)Fahrzeug | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kabine |
Where the eye mixes Kabine and Kabinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kabine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Kabinen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kabine with Kabinen
A purely visual mix-up. Kabine ([kaˈbiːnə]) and Kabinen ([kaˈbiːnən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Kabine” sits inside “Kabinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kabine is recorded at frequency rank #9,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈbiːnə]. Kabinen is at rank #22,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈbiːnən].
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 32174, this pair ranks #1,713,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabine vs Kabinen
Shared letters: abeikn. Private to "Kabine": -. Private to "Kabinen": -.
"Kabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Kabinen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kabine" and "Kabinen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kabine" vs "Kabinen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,713,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabine" and "Kabinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kabinen vs Kalifen". 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 #1,713,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.