Which to use
“Kabine” and “Kamin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,390
- “Kabine” frequency rank
- #12,111
- “Kamin” frequency rank
- 21501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabine | Kamin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist kleiner, abgeschlossener Raum in einem (Wasser-)Fahrzeug | Feuerstelle in Wohnräumen, die zur Heizung und Beleuchtung dient |
Where the eye mixes Kabine and Kamin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kabine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Kamin's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kabine and Kamin
A purely visual mix-up. Kabine ([kaˈbiːnə]) and Kamin ([kaˈmiːn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21501, 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]. Kamin is at rank #12,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈmiːn].
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 21501, this pair ranks #1,885,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabine vs Kamin
Shared letters: aikn. Private to "Kabine": be. Private to "Kamin": m.
"Kabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Kamin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kabine" for "Kamin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kabine" vs "Kamin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kabine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kamin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabine" and "Kamin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kamin vs Kasan". 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 #1,885,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.