Which to use
“keime” is a verb and “Keimen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,631
- “keime” frequency rank
- #33,144
- “Keimen” frequency rank
- 50775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keime | Keimen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs keimen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Keim |
Where the eye mixes keime and Keimen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. keime runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Keimen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses keime with Keimen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keime is [ˈkaɪ̯mə] while Keimen is [ˈkaɪ̯mən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “keime” sits inside “Keimen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keime is recorded at frequency rank #17,631, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯mə]. Keimen is at rank #33,144, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯mən].
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 50775, this pair ranks #1,160,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of keime vs Keimen
Shared letters: eikm. Private to "keime": -. Private to "Keimen": n.
"keime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Keimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "keime" and "Keimen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "keime" vs "Keimen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "keime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Keimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,160,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keime" and "Keimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Keimen vs kneifen". 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 #1,160,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.