Which to use
“Kehle” and “Keller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,268
- “Kehle” frequency rank
- #2,208
- “Keller” frequency rank
- 13476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kehle | Keller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre | unterirdischer Vorratsraum |
Where the eye mixes Kehle and Keller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kehle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Keller's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kehle and Keller
A purely visual mix-up. Kehle ([ˈkeːlə]) and Keller ([ˈkɛlɐ]) 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 13476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kehle is recorded at frequency rank #11,268, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeːlə]. Keller is at rank #2,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛlɐ].
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 13476, this pair ranks #1,957,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kehle vs Keller
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Kehle": h. Private to "Keller": r.
"Kehle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Keller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kehle" for "Keller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kehle" vs "Keller" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kehle" and "Keller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kehle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Keller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kehle" and "Keller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kehle 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 #1,957,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.