KneipevsKneipenWhich spelling fits?

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“Kneipe” and “Kneipen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,749
“Kneipe” frequency rank
#17,052
“Kneipen” frequency rank
26801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kneipe Kneipen
Definition einfache, schlichte Schankwirtschaft Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kneipe

Where the eye mixes Kneipe and Kneipen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Kneipe
7 ch
Kneipen

Visual trap between Kneipe and Kneipen

A purely visual mix-up. Kneipe ([ˈknaɪ̯pə]) and Kneipen ([ˈknaɪ̯pn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Kneipe” sits inside “Kneipen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kneipe is recorded at frequency rank #9,749, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈknaɪ̯pə]. Kneipen is at rank #17,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈknaɪ̯pn̩].

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 26801, this pair ranks #1,812,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kneipe vs Kneipen

Shared letters: eiknp. Private to "Kneipe": -. Private to "Kneipen": -.

"Kneipe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Kneipen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kneipekenipe · kkneipe · kneiep · kneippe · knepie · kniepe · knneipe · nkeipe
  • Kneipenkenipen · kkneipen · kneiepn · kneipenn · kneipne · kneippen · knepien · kniepen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kneipe" for "Kneipen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈknaɪ̯pə] versus [ˈknaɪ̯pn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kneipe" or "Kneipen"?
"Kneipe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,749 in our German list, against #17,052 for "Kneipen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Kneipe" and "Kneipen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kneipe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kneipen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,812,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kneipe" and "Kneipen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kneifen vs Kneipen". 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 #1,812,157 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