Which to use
“kids” is a verb and “Kuss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,713
- “kids” frequency rank
- #5,861
- “Kuss” frequency rank
- 10574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kids | Kuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kid | die Berührung der Lippen auf die Lippen oder beliebige andere Körperteile (einschließlich der Zunge und der Geschlechtsorgane) eines anderen Menschen oder einen, durch diese Geste geliebten oder verehrten Gegenstand |
Letter map: kids vs Kuss
Shared letters muted; letters that set kids and Kuss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - kids and Kuss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kids is averb and Kussanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kids is recorded at frequency rank #4,713, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Kuss is at rank #5,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊs].
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 10574, this pair ranks #1,974,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kids vs Kuss
Shared letters: ks. Private to "kids": di. Private to "Kuss": u.
"kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kids" for "Kuss" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kids" vs "Kuss" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kids" and "Kuss".
- Full dictionary entry for "kids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kids" and "Kuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kids vs puzzles". 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 #1,974,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.