Which to use
“Kunden” and “Kundin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #972
- “Kunden” frequency rank
- #17,968
- “Kundin” frequency rank
- 18940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kunden | Kundin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kunde | weibliche Person oder Institution, die bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft |
Where the eye mixes Kunden and Kundin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kunden and Kundin follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kunden vs Kundin
A purely visual mix-up. Kunden ([ˈkʊndn̩]) and Kundin ([ˈkʊndɪn]) 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 a single letter - e in “Kunden” becomes i in “Kundin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kunden is recorded at frequency rank #972, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊndn̩]. Kundin is at rank #17,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊndɪn].
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 18940, this pair ranks #1,913,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kunden vs Kundin
Shared letters: dknu. Private to "Kunden": e. Private to "Kundin": i.
"Kunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kundin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kunden" and "Kundin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kunden" or "Kundin" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kundin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kunden" and "Kundin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kundin vs kundtun". 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 #1,913,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.