Which to use
“kling” is a verb and “kung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,403
- “kling” frequency rank
- #22,408
- “kung” frequency rank
- 46811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kling | kung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klingen | monarchisches Oberhaupt eines Königreichs; König |
Letter map: kling vs kung
Shared letters muted; letters that set kling and kung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kling runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against kung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for kling / kung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kling is averb and kunganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kling is recorded at frequency rank #24,403, classified as averb, pronounced [klɪŋ]. kung is at rank #22,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 46811, this pair ranks #1,306,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kling vs kung
Shared letters: gkn. Private to "kling": il. Private to "kung": u.
"kling" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kling" and "kung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kling" vs "kung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "kling" and "kung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "kling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,306,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kling" and "kung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kung vs puzzles". 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 #1,306,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.