Which to use
“Kinn” is a noun and “klink” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,606
- “Kinn” frequency rank
- #38,853
- “klink” frequency rank
- 53459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kinn | klink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beim Menschen unter dem Mund liegende Wölbung | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klinken |
Where the eye mixes Kinn and klink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kinn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against klink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kinn and klink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kinn is [kɪn] while klink is [klɪŋk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kinn is recorded at frequency rank #14,606, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɪn]. klink is at rank #38,853, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɪŋk].
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 53459, this pair ranks #1,057,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kinn vs klink
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "Kinn": -. Private to "klink": l.
"Kinn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "klink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kinn" and "klink" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Kinn" or "klink"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kinn" and "klink" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kinn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,057,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kinn" and "klink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klink vs klipp". 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 #1,057,129 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.