Which to use
“Kinde” and “Kiste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,467
- “Kinde” frequency rank
- #7,350
- “Kiste” frequency rank
- 46817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kinde | Kiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind | massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz |
Where the eye mixes Kinde and Kiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kinde and Kiste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Kinde with Kiste
A purely visual mix-up. Kinde ([ˈkɪndə]) and Kiste ([ˈkɪstə]) 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 46817, 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]. Kiste is at rank #7,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪstə].
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 46817, this pair ranks #1,305,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kinde vs Kiste
Shared letters: eik. Private to "Kinde": dn. Private to "Kiste": st.
"Kinde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kiste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kinde" and "Kiste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kinde" vs "Kiste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,305,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kinde" and "Kiste" 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 #1,305,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.