Which to use
“ku” is a pronoun and “kund” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,061
- “ku” frequency rank
- #26,081
- “kund” frequency rank
- 43142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ku | kund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wo | so, dass man es weiß |
Letter map: ku vs kund
Shared letters muted; letters that set ku and kund apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ku and kund
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ku is apronoun and kundanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ku” sits inside “kund”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ku is recorded at frequency rank #17,061, classified as apron, pronounced […]. kund is at rank #26,081, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʊnt].
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 43142, this pair ranks #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ku vs kund
Shared letters: ku. Private to "ku": -. Private to "kund": dn.
"ku" · 2 letters · shape CV · "kund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kund ← kkund · knud · kudn · kundd · kunnd · uknd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ku" and "kund" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ku" vs "kund" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ku" and "kund".
- Full dictionary entry for "ku" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ku" and "kund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kang vs kund". 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 #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.