Which to use
“keines” is an unknown and “Kerns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,199
- “keines” frequency rank
- #39,463
- “Kerns” frequency rank
- 46662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keines | Kerns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kern |
Where the eye mixes keines and Kerns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. keines runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Kerns's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between keines and Kerns
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keines is [ˈkaɪ̯nəs] while Kerns is [kɛʁns]. 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 46662, 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]. Kerns is at rank #39,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɛʁns].
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 46662, this pair ranks #1,311,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of keines vs Kerns
Shared letters: ekns. Private to "keines": i. Private to "Kerns": r.
"keines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Kerns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "keines" for "Kerns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "keines" vs "Kerns" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "keines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kerns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keines" and "Kerns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kerns vs Kölns". 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 #1,311,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.