Which to use
“kleidet” is a verb and “kleiner” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,033
- “kleidet” frequency rank
- #860
- “kleiner” frequency rank
- 40893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleidet | kleiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleiden | Nominativ Singular des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes kleidet and kleiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between kleidet and kleiner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kleidet is [ˈklaɪ̯dət] while kleiner is [ˈklaɪ̯nɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleidet is recorded at frequency rank #40,033, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯dət]. kleiner is at rank #860, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nɐ].
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 40893, this pair ranks #1,495,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kleidet vs kleiner
Shared letters: eikl. Private to "kleidet": dt. Private to "kleiner": nr.
"kleidet" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kleiner" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kleidet" for "kleiner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kleidet" vs "kleiner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kleidet" and "kleiner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleidet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,495,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleidet" and "kleiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleiden 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 #1,495,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.