Which to use
“ku” is a pronoun and “Kuss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,061
- “ku” frequency rank
- #5,861
- “Kuss” frequency rank
- 22922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ku | Kuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wo | die Berührung der Lippen auf die Lippen oder beliebige andere Körperteile (einschließlich der Zunge und der Geschlechtsorgane) eines anderen Menschen oder einen, durch diese Geste geliebten oder verehrten Gegenstand |
Letter map: ku vs Kuss
Shared letters muted; letters that set ku and Kuss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ku and Kuss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ku is apronoun and Kussanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ku” sits inside “Kuss”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ku is recorded at frequency rank #17,061, classified as apron, pronounced […]. Kuss is at rank #5,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊs].
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 22922, this pair ranks #1,867,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ku vs Kuss
Shared letters: ku. Private to "ku": -. Private to "Kuss": s.
"ku" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Kuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kuss ← kkuss · ksus · kus · kuß · ukss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ku" and "Kuss" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ku" vs "Kuss" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ku" and "Kuss". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ku" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,867,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ku" and "Kuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ku 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 #1,867,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.