Which to use
“Killer” and “Kinder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,895
- “Killer” frequency rank
- #230
- “Kinder” frequency rank
- 9125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Killer | Kinder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die – oft auch gegen Bezahlung – jemanden umbringt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kind |
Where the eye mixes Killer and Kinder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Killer and Kinder
A purely visual mix-up. Killer ([ˈkɪlɐ]) and Kinder ([ˈkɪndɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Killer is recorded at frequency rank #8,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪlɐ]. Kinder is at rank #230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndɐ].
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 9125, this pair ranks #1,981,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Killer vs Kinder
Shared letters: eikr. Private to "Killer": l. Private to "Kinder": dn.
"Killer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kinder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Killer" for "Kinder" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Killer" or "Kinder" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Killer" and "Kinder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Killer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kinder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Killer" and "Kinder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Killer 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 #1,981,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.