Which to use
“Klinge” and “Klinke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,678
- “Klinge” frequency rank
- #26,480
- “Klinke” frequency rank
- 37158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klinge | Klinke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flacher, geschärfter Teil diverser Werkzeuge (zum Beispiel Beil, Sichel, Sense) und Waffen (Messer, Dolch, Axt), welcher die Schneide enthält | Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels |
Where the eye mixes Klinge and Klinke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Klinge and Klinke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Klinge with Klinke
A purely visual mix-up. Klinge ([ˈklɪŋə]) and Klinke ([ˈklɪŋkə]) 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 - g in “Klinge” becomes k in “Klinke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37158, 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]. Klinke is at rank #26,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɪŋkə].
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 37158, this pair ranks #1,597,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Klinge vs Klinke
Shared letters: eikln. Private to "Klinge": g. Private to "Klinke": -.
"Klinge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Klinke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Klinge" and "Klinke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Klinge" or "Klinke" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Klinge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klinke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klinge" and "Klinke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kinde vs Klinke". 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 #1,597,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.