Which to use
“kleiden” and “kleidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,199
- “kleiden” frequency rank
- #40,033
- “kleidet” frequency rank
- 63232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleiden | kleidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Kleidung versehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleiden |
Where the eye mixes kleiden and kleidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kleiden and kleidet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kleiden and kleidet
A purely visual mix-up. kleiden ([ˈklaɪ̯dn̩]) and kleidet ([ˈklaɪ̯dət]) 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 a single letter - n in “kleiden” becomes t in “kleidet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleiden is recorded at frequency rank #23,199, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯dn̩]. kleidet is at rank #40,033, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯dət].
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 63232, this pair ranks #684,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kleiden vs kleidet
Shared letters: deikl. Private to "kleiden": n. Private to "kleidet": t.
"kleiden" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kleidet" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kleiden" for "kleidet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "kleiden" or "kleidet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kleiden" and "kleidet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #684,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleiden" and "kleidet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleiden vs kneifen". 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 #684,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.