KellervsKellersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Keller” and “Kellers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,208
“Keller” frequency rank
#42,613
“Kellers” frequency rank
44821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Keller Kellers
Definition unterirdischer Vorratsraum Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Keller

Where the eye mixes Keller and Kellers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Keller
7 ch
Kellers

Visual trap between Keller and Kellers

A purely visual mix-up. Keller ([ˈkɛlɐ]) and Kellers ([ˈkɛlɐs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Keller” sits inside “Kellers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Keller is recorded at frequency rank #2,208, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛlɐ]. Kellers is at rank #42,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛlɐs].

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 44821, this pair ranks #1,373,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Keller vs Kellers

Shared letters: eklr. Private to "Keller": -. Private to "Kellers": s.

"Keller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Kellers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kellerekller · kelelr · keler · kellerr · kellre · kkeller · kleler
  • Kellersekllers · kelelrs · kelers · kellerrs · kellerss · kellesr · kellres · kkellers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Keller" for "Kellers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɛlɐ] versus [ˈkɛlɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Keller" or "Kellers" show up more?
"Keller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,208 in our German list, against #42,613 for "Kellers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Keller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kellers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,373,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Keller" and "Kellers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kellern vs Kellers". 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 #1,373,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list