Which to use
“Kinder” and “Kindern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #230
- “Kinder” frequency rank
- #883
- “Kindern” frequency rank
- 1113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kinder | Kindern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kind | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kind |
Where the eye mixes Kinder and Kindern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kinder with Kindern
A purely visual mix-up. Kinder ([ˈkɪndɐ]) and Kindern ([ˈkɪndɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Kinder” sits inside “Kindern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kinder is recorded at frequency rank #230, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndɐ]. Kindern is at rank #883, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndɐn].
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 1113, this pair ranks #2,004,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kinder vs Kindern
Shared letters: deiknr. Private to "Kinder": -. Private to "Kindern": -.
"Kinder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kinder" for "Kindern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kinder" or "Kindern" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Kinder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kindern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kinder" and "Kindern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kandel vs Kinder". 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 #2,004,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.