Which to use
“Klinge” is a noun and “klink” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,678
- “Klinge” frequency rank
- #38,853
- “klink” frequency rank
- 49531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klinge | klink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flacher, geschärfter Teil diverser Werkzeuge (zum Beispiel Beil, Sichel, Sense) und Waffen (Messer, Dolch, Axt), welcher die Schneide enthält | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klinken |
Where the eye mixes Klinge and klink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Klinge runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against klink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Klinge vs klink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Klinge is [ˈklɪŋə] while klink is [klɪŋk]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klinge is recorded at frequency rank #10,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɪŋə]. klink is at rank #38,853, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɪŋk].
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 49531, this pair ranks #1,208,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Klinge vs klink
Shared letters: ikln. Private to "Klinge": eg. Private to "klink": -.
"Klinge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "klink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Klinge" and "klink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Klinge" or "klink" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Klinge" and "klink" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Klinge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,208,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klinge" and "klink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klink vs klipp". 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 #1,208,016 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.