Which to use
“kahle” and “kühles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,138
- “kahle” frequency rank
- #31,145
- “kühles” frequency rank
- 64283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kahle | kühles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühl |
Where the eye mixes kahle and kühles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kahle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against kühles's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kahle and kühles
A purely visual mix-up. kahle ([ˈkaːlə]) and kühles ([ˈkyːləs]) 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 64283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kahle is recorded at frequency rank #33,138, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaːlə]. kühles is at rank #31,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkyːləs].
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 64283, this pair ranks #647,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kahle vs kühles
Shared letters: ehkl. Private to "kahle": a. Private to "kühles": sü.
"kahle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kühles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kahle ← akhle · kahel · kahhle · kahlle · kalhe · khale · kkahle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kahle" and "kühles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kahle" vs "kühles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kahle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kühles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #647,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kahle" and "kühles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kahle vs Kölle". 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 #647,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.