Which to use
“Kind” and “Kits” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #458
- “Kind” frequency rank
- #37,613
- “Kits” frequency rank
- 38071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kind | Kits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heranwachsender Mensch, aber noch kein Jugendlicher | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kit |
Where the eye mixes Kind and Kits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kind vs Kits
A purely visual mix-up. Kind ([kɪnt]) and Kits ([kɪt͡s]) 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 38071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kind is recorded at frequency rank #458, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɪnt]. Kits is at rank #37,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɪt͡s].
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 38071, this pair ranks #1,573,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kind vs Kits
Shared letters: ik. Private to "Kind": dn. Private to "Kits": st.
"Kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kind" and "Kits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kind" or "Kits" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kind" and "Kits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,573,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kind" and "Kits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kits 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 #1,573,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.