killtvskitWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“killt” and “kit” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,067
“killt” frequency rank
#9,936
“kit” frequency rank
56003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature killt kit
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kiten

Where the eye mixes killt and kit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
killt
3 ch
kit

Visual trap between killt and kit

A purely visual mix-up. killt ([kɪlt]) and kit ([kaɪ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

killt is recorded at frequency rank #46,067, classified as averb, pronounced [kɪlt]. kit is at rank #9,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɪ̯t].

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 56003, this pair ranks #957,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of killt vs kit

Shared letters: ikt. Private to "killt": l. Private to "kit": -.

"killt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "kit" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • killtikllt · killtt · kilt · kiltl · kkillt · klilt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "killt" and "kit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɪlt] versus [kaɪ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "killt" or "kit"?
"kit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,936 in our German list, against #46,067 for "killt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "killt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #957,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "killt" and "kit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt 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 #957,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list