Which to use
“kund” is an adjective and “kung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,081
- “kund” frequency rank
- #22,408
- “kung” frequency rank
- 48489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kund | kung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass man es weiß | monarchisches Oberhaupt eines Königreichs; König |
Letter map: kund vs kung
Shared letters muted; letters that set kund and kung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kund and kung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - kund and kung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kund is anadjective and kunganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “kund” becomes g in “kung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kund is recorded at frequency rank #26,081, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʊnt]. 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 48489, this pair ranks #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kund vs kung
Shared letters: knu. Private to "kund": d. Private to "kung": g.
"kund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kund" and "kung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kund" or "kung" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kund" and "kung".
- Full dictionary entry for "kund" 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 #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kund" 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 #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.