Which to use
“keine” is an unknown and “Kino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #79
- “keine” frequency rank
- #1,974
- “Kino” frequency rank
- 2053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keine | Kino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein | Gebäude oder Raum, in dem Filme auf einer Leinwand vorgeführt werden |
Where the eye mixes keine and Kino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses keine with Kino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keine is [ˈkaɪ̯nə] while Kino is [ˈkiːno]. 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 (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keine is recorded at frequency rank #79, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯nə]. Kino is at rank #1,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkiːno].
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 2053, this pair ranks #2,003,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keine vs Kino
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "keine": e. Private to "Kino": o.
"keine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Kino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "keine" for "Kino" ever safe?
Frequency check: "keine" vs "Kino" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "keine" and "Kino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "keine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keine" and "Kino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kilos vs Kino". 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 #2,003,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.