Which to use
“kahlen” and “kühles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,185
- “kahlen” frequency rank
- #31,145
- “kühles” frequency rank
- 60330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kahlen | kühles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühl |
Where the eye mixes kahlen and kühles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kahlen and kühles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kahlen and kühles
A purely visual mix-up. kahlen ([ˈkaːlən]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kahlen is recorded at frequency rank #29,185, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaːlən]. 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 60330, this pair ranks #791,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kahlen vs kühles
Shared letters: ehkl. Private to "kahlen": an. Private to "kühles": sü.
"kahlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kühles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kahlen ← akhlen · kaheln · kahhlen · kahlenn · kahllen · kahlne · kalhen · khalen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kahlen" and "kühles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kahlen" vs "kühles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kahlen" and "kühles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kahlen" 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 #791,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kahlen" and "kühles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kahlen vs Keulen". 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 #791,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.