Which to use
“Kunde” is a noun and “kündige” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,981
- “Kunde” frequency rank
- #34,770
- “kündige” frequency rank
- 37751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kunde | kündige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kündigen |
Where the eye mixes Kunde and kündige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kunde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against kündige's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kunde vs kündige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kunde is [ˈkʊndə] while kündige is [ˈkʏndɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kunde is recorded at frequency rank #2,981, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊndə]. kündige is at rank #34,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏndɪɡə].
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 37751, this pair ranks #1,581,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kunde vs kündige
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "Kunde": u. Private to "kündige": giü.
"Kunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "kündige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kunde ← kkunde · knude · kudne · kundde · kuned · kunnde · uknde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kunde" for "kündige" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kunde" or "kündige"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kündige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kunde" and "kündige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kündige vs kündigten". 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 #1,581,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.