Which to use
“kündigen” and “kündigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,639
- “kündigen” frequency rank
- #7,355
- “kündigt” frequency rank
- 14994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kündigen | kündigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Vertrag/eine Vertragsbeziehung einseitig beenden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kündigen |
Where the eye mixes kündigen and kündigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kündigen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against kündigt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kündigen vs kündigt
A purely visual mix-up. kündigen ([ˈkʏndɪɡn̩]) and kündigt ([ˈkʏndɪçt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kündigen is recorded at frequency rank #7,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏndɪɡn̩]. kündigt is at rank #7,355, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏndɪçt].
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 14994, this pair ranks #1,947,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kündigen vs kündigt
Shared letters: dgiknü. Private to "kündigen": e. Private to "kündigt": t.
"kündigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "kündigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kündigen" and "kündigt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kündigen" or "kündigt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kündigen" and "kündigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kündigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kündigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kündigen" and "kündigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kündigen vs kündigten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,947,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.