Which to use
“Kiste” and “Kisten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,350
- “Kiste” frequency rank
- #11,271
- “Kisten” frequency rank
- 18621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kiste | Kisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kiste |
Where the eye mixes Kiste and Kisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kiste vs Kisten
A purely visual mix-up. Kiste ([ˈkɪstə]) and Kisten ([ˈkɪstn̩]) 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) - “Kiste” sits inside “Kisten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kiste is recorded at frequency rank #7,350, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪstə]. Kisten is at rank #11,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɪstn̩].
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 18621, this pair ranks #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kiste vs Kisten
Shared letters: eikst. Private to "Kiste": -. Private to "Kisten": n.
"Kiste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kisten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kiste" and "Kisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kiste" or "Kisten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kiste" and "Kisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kisten vs kitten". 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 #1,916,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.