keimevskimiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: keime is a verb, kimi is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“keime” is a verb and “kimi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,631
“keime” frequency rank
#35,269
“kimi” frequency rank
52900
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature keime kimi
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs keimen Chemie

Letter map: keime vs kimi

Shared letters muted; letters that set keime and kimi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
keime
4 ch
kimi

Role in the sentence - keime and kimi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: keime is averb and kimianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52900, 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]. kimi is at rank #35,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 52900, this pair ranks #1,078,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of keime vs kimi

Shared letters: ikm. Private to "keime": e. Private to "kimi": -.

"keime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "kimi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • keimeekime · keiem · keimme · kemie · kieme · kkeime
  • kimiikmi · kiim · kimmi · kkimi · kmii

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "keime" and "kimi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "keime" is a verb and "kimi" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "keime" vs "kimi" - which ranks higher?
"keime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,631 in our German list, against #35,269 for "kimi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "keime" vs "kimi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "keime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kimi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,078,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "keime" and "kimi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kimi vs puzzles". 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 #1,078,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list