Which to use
“keinen” and “keines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #235
- “keinen” frequency rank
- #7,199
- “keines” frequency rank
- 7434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keinen | keines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens keiner | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein |
Where the eye mixes keinen and keines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. keinen ([ˈkaɪ̯nən]) and keines ([ˈkaɪ̯nəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “keinen” becomes s in “keines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keinen is recorded at frequency rank #235, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯nən]. 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 7434, this pair ranks #1,988,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keinen vs keines
Shared letters: eikn. Private to "keinen": -. Private to "keines": s.
"keinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "keines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "keinen" and "keines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "keinen" or "keines"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "keinen" 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 #1,988,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keinen" 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
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