Which to use
“Küche” and “Kutsche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,813
- “Küche” frequency rank
- #19,630
- “Kutsche” frequency rank
- 21443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Küche | Kutsche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Bereich oder Raum in Wohnungen, Bürogebäuden, Unterkünften, in dem gekocht wird | ein- oder zweiachsiges Fuhrwerk mit Karosserie oder beweglichem Verdeck; (ursprünglich) durch Nutztiere wie Pferde oder Ochsen gezogen |
Where the eye mixes Küche and Kutsche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Küche with Kutsche
A purely visual mix-up. Küche ([ˈkʏçə]) and Kutsche ([ˈkʊt͡ʃə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Küche is recorded at frequency rank #1,813, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏçə]. Kutsche is at rank #19,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊt͡ʃə].
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 21443, this pair ranks #1,886,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Küche vs Kutsche
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "Küche": ü. Private to "Kutsche": stu.
"Küche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kutsche" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kutsche ← kkutsche · ktusche · kustche · kutcshe · kutscche · kutsceh · kutschhe · kutshce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Küche" and "Kutsche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Küche" vs "Kutsche" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Küche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kutsche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Küche" and "Kutsche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kölsche vs Kutsche". 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 #1,886,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.