Which to use
“kühle” is a verb and “Kunde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,191
- “kühle” frequency rank
- #2,981
- “Kunde” frequency rank
- 16172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kühle | Kunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen | jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten geht) |
Where the eye mixes kühle and Kunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kühle vs Kunde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kühle is [ˈkyːlə] while Kunde is [ˈkʊndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kühle is recorded at frequency rank #13,191, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkyːlə]. Kunde is at rank #2,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊndə].
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 16172, this pair ranks #1,937,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kühle vs Kunde
Shared letters: ek. Private to "kühle": hlü. Private to "Kunde": dnu.
"kühle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kunde ← kkunde · knude · kudne · kundde · kuned · kunnde · uknde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kühle" and "Kunde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kühle" or "Kunde"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kühle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kühle" and "Kunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs kühle". 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 #1,937,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.