Which to use
“Kies” and “Kiosk” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,946
- “Kies” frequency rank
- #13,180
- “Kiosk” frequency rank
- 32126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kies | Kiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm | nach mehreren Seiten offener, freistehender Bau |
Where the eye mixes Kies and Kiosk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kies vs Kiosk
A purely visual mix-up. Kies ([kiːs]) and Kiosk ([ˈkiːɔsk]) 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 32126, 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]. Kiosk is at rank #13,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkiːɔsk].
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 32126, this pair ranks #1,714,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kies vs Kiosk
Shared letters: iks. Private to "Kies": e. Private to "Kiosk": o.
"Kies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Kiosk" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kies" for "Kiosk" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kies" or "Kiosk"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kies" and "Kiosk" 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 "Kiosk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,714,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kies" and "Kiosk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kies vs Knies". 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 #1,714,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.