Which to use
“König” and “kung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #816
- “König” frequency rank
- #22,408
- “kung” frequency rank
- 23224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | König | kung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höchster oder historisch hoher (nach dem Kaiser) monarchischer Würdenträger eines Staates, eines Königreiches; Namensbestandteil von Titelbezeichnungen | monarchisches Oberhaupt eines Königreichs; König |
Letter map: König vs kung
Shared letters muted; letters that set König and kung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. König runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against kung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on König vs kung
König and kung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
König is recorded at frequency rank #816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪç]. kung is at rank #22,408, tagged as anoun, 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 23224, this pair ranks #1,864,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of König vs kung
Shared letters: gkn. Private to "König": iö. Private to "kung": u.
"König" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kung ← kkung · knug · kugn · kungg · kunng · ukng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "König" and "kung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
You've compared "König" and "kung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "König" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,864,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "König" and "kung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kung 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 #1,864,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.