Which to use
“kleinsten” and “kleinster” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,200
- “kleinsten” frequency rank
- #44,732
- “kleinster” frequency rank
- 51932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleinsten | kleinster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs klein | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes kleinsten and kleinster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kleinsten and kleinster follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kleinsten vs kleinster
A purely visual mix-up. kleinsten ([ˈklaɪ̯nstn̩]) and kleinster ([ˈklaɪ̯nstɐ]) 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 “kleinsten” becomes r in “kleinster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleinsten is recorded at frequency rank #7,200, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nstn̩]. kleinster is at rank #44,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nstɐ].
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 51932, this pair ranks #1,116,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kleinsten vs kleinster
Shared letters: eiklnst. Private to "kleinsten": -. Private to "kleinster": r.
"kleinsten" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCCVC · "kleinster" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kleinsten" for "kleinster" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kleinsten" vs "kleinster" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kleinsten" and "kleinster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleinsten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleinster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,116,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleinsten" and "kleinster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleinerer vs kleinster". 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 #1,116,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.