Which to use
“Kabine” and “Kabinett” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,390
- “Kabine” frequency rank
- #8,230
- “Kabinett” frequency rank
- 17620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabine | Kabinett |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist kleiner, abgeschlossener Raum in einem (Wasser-)Fahrzeug | ein kleines Nebenzimmer, das zwischen zwei Zimmern liegt und keinen eigenen Ausgang hat |
Where the eye mixes Kabine and Kabinett
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kabine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Kabinett's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kabine and Kabinett
A purely visual mix-up. Kabine ([kaˈbiːnə]) and Kabinett ([kabiˈnɛt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Kabine” sits inside “Kabinett”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17620, 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]. Kabinett is at rank #8,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kabiˈnɛt].
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 17620, this pair ranks #1,925,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabine vs Kabinett
Shared letters: abeikn. Private to "Kabine": -. Private to "Kabinett": t.
"Kabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Kabinett" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kabine" and "Kabinett" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kabine" or "Kabinett" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kabine" and "Kabinett" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabinett" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabine" and "Kabinett" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kabine vs Kasino". 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 #1,925,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.