Which to use
“kündigen” and “kündigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,639
- “kündigen” frequency rank
- #7,956
- “kündigte” frequency rank
- 15595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kündigen | kündigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Vertrag/eine Vertragsbeziehung einseitig beenden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs kündigen |
Where the eye mixes kündigen and kündigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kündigen (CVCCVCVC) and kündigte (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kündigen and kündigte
A purely visual mix-up. kündigen ([ˈkʏndɪɡn̩]) and kündigte ([ˈkʏndɪçtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15595, 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]. kündigte is at rank #7,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏndɪçtə].
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 15595, this pair ranks #1,942,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kündigen vs kündigte
Shared letters: degiknü. Private to "kündigen": -. Private to "kündigte": t.
"kündigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "kündigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kündigen" and "kündigte" 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 "kündigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kündigen" and "kündigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kündigte vs kündigten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,942,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.