Which to use
“kids” and “united” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,713
- “kids” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “united” frequency rank
- 10828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kids | united |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kid | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite |
Letter map: kids vs united
Shared letters muted; letters that set kids and united apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. kids runs 4 letters (CVCC) against united's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: kids and united
kids and united 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kids is recorded at frequency rank #4,713, classified as averb, pronounced […]. united is at rank #6,115, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 10828, this pair ranks #1,973,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kids vs united
Shared letters: di. Private to "kids": ks. Private to "united": entu.
"kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kids" for "united" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kids" or "united" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kids" and "united".
- Full dictionary entry for "kids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "united" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kids" and "united" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs united". 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 #1,973,111 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.