Which to use
“Kies” and “Kilos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,946
- “Kies” frequency rank
- #43,284
- “Kilos” frequency rank
- 62230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kies | Kilos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kilo |
Where the eye mixes Kies and Kilos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kies runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Kilos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kies and Kilos
A purely visual mix-up. Kies ([kiːs]) and Kilos ([ˈkiːlos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kies is recorded at frequency rank #18,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [kiːs]. Kilos is at rank #43,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkiːlos].
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 62230, this pair ranks #720,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kies vs Kilos
Shared letters: iks. Private to "Kies": e. Private to "Kilos": lo.
"Kies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Kilos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kies" and "Kilos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kies" or "Kilos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kies" and "Kilos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kilos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #720,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kies" and "Kilos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs Kilos". 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 #720,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.