Which to use
“Kehlen” is a name and “kehre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,283
- “Kehlen” frequency rank
- #31,121
- “kehre” frequency rank
- 74404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kehlen | kehre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gemeinde in Luxemburg | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren |
Where the eye mixes Kehlen and kehre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kehlen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against kehre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kehlen and kehre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kehlen is [ˈkeːlən] while kehre is [ˈkeːʁə]. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kehlen is recorded at frequency rank #43,283, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkeːlən]. kehre is at rank #31,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeːʁə].
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 74404, this pair ranks #334,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kehlen vs kehre
Shared letters: ehk. Private to "Kehlen": ln. Private to "kehre": r.
"Kehlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kehlen" for "kehre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kehlen" or "kehre"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kehlen" and "kehre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kehlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kehre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kehlen" and "kehre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kehlen 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 #334,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.