KindvsKinoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#458
“Kind” frequency rank
#1,974
“Kino” frequency rank
2432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kind Kino
Definition heranwachsender Mensch, aber noch kein Jugendlicher Gebäude oder Raum, in dem Filme auf einer Leinwand vorgeführt werden

Where the eye mixes Kind and Kino

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

4 ch
Kind
4 ch
Kino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Kind ([kɪnt]) and Kino ([ˈkiːno]) 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 a single letter - d in “Kind” becomes o in “Kino”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kind is recorded at frequency rank #458, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɪnt]. Kino is at rank #1,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkiːno].

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 2432, this pair ranks #2,002,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kind vs Kino

Shared letters: ikn. Private to "Kind": d. Private to "Kino": o.

"Kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Kino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kindiknd · kidn · kindd · kinnd · kkind · knid
  • Kinoikno · kinno · kion · kkino · knio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kind" and "Kino" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɪnt] versus [ˈkiːno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kind" or "Kino"?
"Kind" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #458 in our German list, against #1,974 for "Kino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Kind" and "Kino". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,002,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kind" and "Kino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kilos vs Kino". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list