Which to use
“Kinde” and “Kunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,467
- “Kinde” frequency rank
- #2,981
- “Kunde” frequency rank
- 42448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kinde | Kunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind | jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten geht) |
Where the eye mixes Kinde and Kunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kinde and Kunde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kinde vs Kunde
A purely visual mix-up. Kinde ([ˈkɪndə]) and Kunde ([ˈkʊndə]) 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 - i in “Kinde” becomes u in “Kunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42448, 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]. Kunde is at rank #2,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊndə].
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 42448, this pair ranks #1,448,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kinde vs Kunde
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "Kinde": i. Private to "Kunde": u.
"Kinde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kinde" and "Kunde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kinde" or "Kunde" show up more?
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 "Kunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,448,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kinde" and "Kunde" 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 #1,448,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.