Which to use
“Kabinen” is a noun and “keinen” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,784
- “Kabinen” frequency rank
- #235
- “keinen” frequency rank
- 23019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kabinen | keinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kabine | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens keiner |
Where the eye mixes Kabinen and keinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kabinen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against keinen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kabinen vs keinen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kabinen is [kaˈbiːnən] while keinen is [ˈkaɪ̯nən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kabinen is recorded at frequency rank #22,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈbiːnən]. keinen is at rank #235, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯nən].
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 23019, this pair ranks #1,866,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kabinen vs keinen
Shared letters: eikn. Private to "Kabinen": ab. Private to "keinen": -.
"Kabinen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "keinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kabinen" and "keinen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kabinen" or "keinen" 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 "Kabinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "keinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kabinen" and "keinen" 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 #1,866,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.