Which to use
“kehre” and “kenne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,121
- “kehre” frequency rank
- #882
- “kenne” frequency rank
- 32003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kehre | kenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kehren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kennen |
Where the eye mixes kehre and kenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kehre and kenne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kehre and kenne
A purely visual mix-up. kehre ([ˈkeːʁə]) and kenne ([ˈkɛnə]) 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 32003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kehre is recorded at frequency rank #31,121, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeːʁə]. kenne is at rank #882, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛnə].
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 32003, this pair ranks #1,716,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kehre vs kenne
Shared letters: ek. Private to "kehre": hr. Private to "kenne": n.
"kehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kenne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kehre" and "kenne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kehre" or "kenne" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,716,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kehre" and "kenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kehre vs kläre". 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 #1,716,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.