Which to use
“keines” is an unknown and “kings” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,199
- “keines” frequency rank
- #15,669
- “kings” frequency rank
- 22868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keines | kings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein | Plural des Substantivs king |
Where the eye mixes keines and kings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. keines runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against kings's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between keines and kings
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: keines is [ˈkaɪ̯nəs] while kings is [kɪŋz]. 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 22868, 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]. kings is at rank #15,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɪŋz].
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 22868, this pair ranks #1,868,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keines vs kings
Shared letters: ikns. Private to "keines": e. Private to "kings": g.
"keines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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 "kings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keines" and "kings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kilos vs kings". 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 #1,868,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.