KellervsKeltenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,208
“Keller” frequency rank
#30,634
“Kelten” frequency rank
32842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Keller Kelten
Definition unterirdischer Vorratsraum eine Volksgruppe der europäischen Antike bis zur Eisenzeit

Where the eye mixes Keller and Kelten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Keller and Kelten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Keller
6 ch
Kelten

Visual trap between Keller and Kelten

A purely visual mix-up. Keller ([ˈkɛlɐ]) and Kelten ([ˈkɛltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32842, 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]. Kelten is at rank #30,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛltn̩].

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 32842, this pair ranks #1,698,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Keller vs Kelten

Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Keller": r. Private to "Kelten": nt.

"Keller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Kelten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Keller ← ekller · kelelr · keler · kellerr · kellre · kkeller · kleler
  • Kelten ← eklten · keletn · kellten · keltenn · keltne · keltten · ketlen · kkelten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Keller" and "Kelten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɛlɐ] versus [ˈkɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Keller" vs "Kelten" - which ranks higher?
"Keller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,208 in our German list, against #30,634 for "Kelten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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 "Kelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,698,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Keller" and "Kelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kelten vs kitten". 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 #1,698,864 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