Which to use
“Kindern” is a noun and “kontern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #883
- “Kindern” frequency rank
- #29,197
- “kontern” frequency rank
- 30080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kindern | kontern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kind | eine Rede oder Maßnahme mit Gegenrede oder -maßnahmen beantworten |
Where the eye mixes Kindern and kontern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kindern and kontern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kindern vs kontern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kindern is [ˈkɪndɐn] while kontern is [ˈkɔntɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kindern is recorded at frequency rank #883, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndɐn]. kontern is at rank #29,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔntɐn].
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 30080, this pair ranks #1,754,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kindern vs kontern
Shared letters: eknr. Private to "Kindern": di. Private to "kontern": ot.
"Kindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "kontern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kindern" and "kontern" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kindern" vs "kontern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kontern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kindern" and "kontern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kontern vs Kontur". 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 #1,754,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.