Which to use
“kehren” and “kühlen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,198
- “kehren” frequency rank
- #10,125
- “kühlen” frequency rank
- 17323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kehren | kühlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sauber machen, etwas wegfegen | kühl machen; Temperatur (von etwas, das warm oder heiß ist) vermindern |
Where the eye mixes kehren and kühlen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kehren vs kühlen
A purely visual mix-up. kehren ([ˈkeːʁən]) and kühlen ([ˈkyːlən]) 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 17323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kehren is recorded at frequency rank #7,198, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeːʁən]. kühlen is at rank #10,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkyːlən].
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 17323, this pair ranks #1,928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kehren vs kühlen
Shared letters: ehkn. Private to "kehren": r. Private to "kühlen": lü.
"kehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kühlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kehren ← ekhren · kehern · kehhren · kehrenn · kehrne · kehrren · kerhen · kheren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kehren" and "kühlen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kehren" or "kühlen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kehren" and "kühlen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kühlen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kehren" and "kühlen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kucken vs kühlen". 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 #1,928,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.