KlassevsKüsseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Klasse” and “Küsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#600
“Klasse” frequency rank
#13,420
“Küsse” frequency rank
14020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klasse Küsse
Definition Gruppe gleichartiger Elemente Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuss

Where the eye mixes Klasse and Küsse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Klasse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Küsse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Klasse
5 ch
Küsse

Look-alike desk: Klasse vs Küsse

A purely visual mix-up. Klasse ([ˈklasə]) and Küsse ([ˈkʏsə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klasse is recorded at frequency rank #600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasə]. Küsse is at rank #13,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏsə].

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 14020, this pair ranks #1,954,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klasse vs Küsse

Shared letters: eks. Private to "Klasse": al. Private to "Küsse": ü.

"Klasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Küsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klasse ← kalsse · kklasse · klase · klases · klaße · kllasse · klsase · lkasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Klasse" for "Küsse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklasə] versus [ˈkʏsə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Klasse" vs "Küsse" - which ranks higher?
"Klasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #600 in our German list, against #13,420 for "Küsse". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Klasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Küsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,954,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klasse" and "Küsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs Küsse". 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 #1,954,133 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