Which to use
“Kabine” is a noun and “kleine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,390
- “Kabine” frequency rank
- #340
- “kleine” frequency rank
- 9730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabine | kleine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist kleiner, abgeschlossener Raum in einem (Wasser-)Fahrzeug | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes Kabine and kleine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kabine (CVCVCV) and kleine (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Kabine with kleine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kabine is [kaˈbiːnə] while kleine is [ˈklaɪ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9730, 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]. kleine is at rank #340, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nə].
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 9730, this pair ranks #1,978,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabine vs kleine
Shared letters: eikn. Private to "Kabine": ab. Private to "kleine": l.
"Kabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "kleine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kabine" and "kleine" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kabine" or "kleine" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "kleine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabine" and "kleine" 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 #1,978,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.