Which to use
“Kiew” is a name and “Klee” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,894
- “Kiew” frequency rank
- #19,623
- “Klee” frequency rank
- 28517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kiew | Klee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hauptstadt der Ukraine sowie Hauptort und Verwaltungssitz der Oblast Kiew | krautige Wiesen- und Futterpflanze, der Gattung Trifolium aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler , mit meist drei-, selten vierteiligen Blättern und kugeligen Blüten |
Where the eye mixes Kiew and Klee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kiew and Klee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kiew is [ˈkiːɛf] while Klee is [kleː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kiew is recorded at frequency rank #8,894, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkiːɛf]. 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 28517, this pair ranks #1,783,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kiew vs Klee
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kiew": iw. Private to "Klee": l.
"Kiew" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Klee" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kiew" for "Klee" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kiew" and "Klee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kiew" 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 #1,783,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kiew" 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 #1,783,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.