Which to use
“Kinde” and “kings” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,467
- “Kinde” frequency rank
- #15,669
- “kings” frequency rank
- 55136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kinde | kings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind | Plural des Substantivs king |
Where the eye mixes Kinde and kings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kinde (CVCCV) and kings (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Kinde vs kings
A purely visual mix-up. Kinde ([ˈkɪndə]) and kings ([kɪŋz]) 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 55136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kinde is recorded at frequency rank #39,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndə]. kings is at rank #15,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɪŋz].
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 55136, this pair ranks #991,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kinde vs kings
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "Kinde": de. Private to "kings": gs.
"Kinde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kinde" for "kings" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kinde" or "kings"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kinde" and "kings" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #991,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kinde" and "kings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kandel vs Kinde". 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 #991,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.