Which to use
“Kind” and “Kindes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #458
- “Kind” frequency rank
- #4,131
- “Kindes” frequency rank
- 4589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kind | Kindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heranwachsender Mensch, aber noch kein Jugendlicher | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kind |
Where the eye mixes Kind and Kindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kind runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Kindes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kind vs Kindes
A purely visual mix-up. Kind ([kɪnt]) and Kindes ([ˈkɪndəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Kind” sits inside “Kindes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kind is recorded at frequency rank #458, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɪnt]. Kindes is at rank #4,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndəs].
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 4589, this pair ranks #1,997,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kind vs Kindes
Shared letters: dikn. Private to "Kind": -. Private to "Kindes": es.
"Kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kind" for "Kindes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kind" vs "Kindes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kindes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kind" and "Kindes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kindes 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 #1,997,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.