KindesvsKindleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kindes is a noun, Kindle is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kindes” is a noun and “Kindle” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,131
“Kindes” frequency rank
#15,132
“Kindle” frequency rank
19263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kindes Kindle
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kind deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Letter map: Kindes vs Kindle

Shared letters muted; letters that set Kindes and Kindle apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Kindes (CVCCVC) and Kindle (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Kindes
6 ch
Kindle

Grammar separator: Kindes vs Kindle

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kindes is anoun and Kindleaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kindes is recorded at frequency rank #4,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪndəs]. Kindle is at rank #15,132, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 19263, this pair ranks #1,910,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kindes vs Kindle

Shared letters: deikn. Private to "Kindes": s. Private to "Kindle": l.

"Kindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Kindle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kindes ← ikndes · kidnes · kinddes · kindess · kindse · kineds · kinndes · kkindes
  • Kindle ← ikndle · kidnle · kinddle · kindel · kindlle · kinlde · kinndle · kkindle

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kindes" and "Kindle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kindes" is a noun and "Kindle" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Kindes" or "Kindle" show up more?
"Kindes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,131 in our German list, against #15,132 for "Kindle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Kindes" and "Kindle". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kindle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,910,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kindes" and "Kindle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kindle vs puzzles". 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 #1,910,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list