Which to use
“klingelt” and “klingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,313
- “klingelt” frequency rank
- #4,715
- “klingen” frequency rank
- 15028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klingelt | klingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klingeln | einen glockenartigen Ton von sich geben |
Where the eye mixes klingelt and klingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. klingelt runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against klingen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between klingelt and klingen
A purely visual mix-up. klingelt ([ˈklɪŋl̩t]) and klingen ([ˈklɪŋən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klingelt is recorded at frequency rank #10,313, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklɪŋl̩t]. klingen is at rank #4,715, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɪŋən].
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 15028, this pair ranks #1,946,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klingelt vs klingen
Shared letters: egikln. Private to "klingelt": t. Private to "klingen": -.
"klingelt" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "klingen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "klingelt" and "klingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "klingelt" or "klingen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "klingelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klingelt" and "klingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klingelt vs Klingelton". 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 #1,946,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.