Which to use
“Kleinbus” is a noun and “kleines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,016
- “Kleinbus” frequency rank
- #1,300
- “kleines” frequency rank
- 50316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kleinbus | kleines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kleintransporter, der zum Transport von Personen mit bis zu neun Sitzen und Fenstern im Fond ausgestattet ist | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes Kleinbus and kleines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kleinbus runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against kleines's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kleinbus with kleines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kleinbus is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʊs] while kleines is [ˈklaɪ̯nəs]. 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 50316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kleinbus is recorded at frequency rank #49,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʊs]. kleines is at rank #1,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəs].
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 50316, this pair ranks #1,178,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kleinbus vs kleines
Shared letters: eiklns. Private to "Kleinbus": bu. Private to "kleines": -.
"Kleinbus" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "kleines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kleinbus" and "kleines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kleinbus" vs "kleines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kleinbus" and "kleines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kleinbus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,178,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kleinbus" and "kleines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleidet vs kleines". 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 #1,178,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.