Which to use
“keines” is an unknown and “Kerner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,199
- “keines” frequency rank
- #32,619
- “Kerner” frequency rank
- 39818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keines | Kerner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein | eine weiße Rebsorte, die 1929 aus einer Kreuzung von Trollinger und Riesling hervorgegangen ist (durchgeführt von August Herold an der Staatlichen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein-, Obst- und Gartenbau in Weinsberg) |
Where the eye mixes keines and Kerner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. keines (CVVCVC) and Kerner (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses keines with Kerner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keines is [ˈkaɪ̯nəs] while Kerner is [ˈkɛʁnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keines is recorded at frequency rank #7,199, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯nəs]. Kerner is at rank #32,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛʁnɐ].
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 39818, this pair ranks #1,526,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keines vs Kerner
Shared letters: ekn. Private to "keines": is. Private to "Kerner": r.
"keines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Kerner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "keines" and "Kerner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "keines" vs "Kerner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "keines" and "Kerner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "keines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kerner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,526,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keines" and "Kerner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kerner vs Kerns". 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 #1,526,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.