KlingervsunsernWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Klinger is a name, unsern is a determiner, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Klinger” is a name and “unsern” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,126
“Klinger” frequency rank
#24,966
“unsern” frequency rank
56092
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klinger unsern
Definition deutscher Nachname Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser

Letter map: Klinger vs unsern

Shared letters muted; letters that set Klinger and unsern apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Klinger runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against unsern's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Klinger
6 ch
unsern

Grammar separator: Klinger vs unsern

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Klinger is aname and unsernadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klinger is recorded at frequency rank #31,126, classified as aname, pronounced […]. unsern is at rank #24,966, tagged as adet, 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 56092, this pair ranks #953,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Klinger vs unsern

Shared letters: enr. Private to "Klinger": gikl. Private to "unsern": su.

"Klinger" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klingerkilnger · kklinger · kligner · klinegr · klingerr · klingger · klingre · klinnger
  • unsernnusern · unesrn · unnsern · unsenr · unsernn · unserrn · unsren · unssern

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Klinger" and "unsern" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Klinger" is a name and "unsern" a determiner, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Klinger" or "unsern"?
"unsern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,966 in our German list, against #31,126 for "Klinger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Klinger" vs "unsern" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klinger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unsern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #953,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klinger" and "unsern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klinger 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 #953,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list