Which to use
“Kleider” is a noun and “kleine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,970
- “Kleider” frequency rank
- #340
- “kleine” frequency rank
- 6310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kleider | kleine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kleid | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes Kleider and kleine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kleider and kleine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kleider is [ˈklaɪ̯dɐ] while kleine is [ˈklaɪ̯nə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kleider is recorded at frequency rank #5,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯dɐ]. kleine is at rank #340, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nə].
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 6310, this pair ranks #1,992,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kleider vs kleine
Shared letters: eikl. Private to "Kleider": dr. Private to "kleine": n.
"Kleider" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kleine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Kleider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kleider" and "kleine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kleider vs kleidet". 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 #1,992,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.