Which to use
“keime” is a verb and “keines” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,631
- “keime” frequency rank
- #7,199
- “keines” frequency rank
- 24830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keime | keines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs keimen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein |
Where the eye mixes keime and keines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. keime runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against keines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between keime and keines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keime is [ˈkaɪ̯mə] while keines is [ˈkaɪ̯nəs]. 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 (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24830, 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]. keines is at rank #7,199, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯nəs].
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 24830, this pair ranks #1,842,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keime vs keines
Shared letters: eik. Private to "keime": m. Private to "keines": ns.
"keime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "keines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "keime" for "keines" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "keime" or "keines" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "keime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "keines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keime" and "keines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "keines vs Knies". 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 #1,842,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.