KenvsKleeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,893
“Ken” frequency rank
#19,623
“Klee” frequency rank
28516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ken Klee
Definition eine von 43 Präfekturen Japans, das insgesamt in 47 Verwaltungsbezirke geteilt ist krautige Wiesen- und Futterpflanze, der Gattung Trifolium aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler , mit meist drei-, selten vierteiligen Blättern und kugeligen Blüten

Letter map: Ken vs Klee

Shared letters muted; letters that set Ken and Klee apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Ken
4 ch
Klee

Spelling & dictionary notes on Ken vs Klee

Ken and Klee are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ken is recorded at frequency rank #8,893, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Klee is at rank #19,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kleː].

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 28516, this pair ranks #1,783,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ken vs Klee

Shared letters: ek. Private to "Ken": n. Private to "Klee": l.

"Ken" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Klee" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kleekele · kklee · kle · kllee · lkee

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Ken" for "Klee" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Ken" vs "Klee" - which ranks higher?
"Ken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,893 in our German list, against #19,623 for "Klee". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Ken" vs "Klee" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Klee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,783,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ken" and "Klee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klee vs Kölle". 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 #1,783,367 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