Which to use
“kung” is a noun and “shades” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,408
- “kung” frequency rank
- #31,790
- “shades” frequency rank
- 54198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kung | shades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | monarchisches Oberhaupt eines Königreichs; König | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs shade |
Letter map: kung vs shades
Shared letters muted; letters that set kung and shades apart highlighted. No shared letter run. kung runs 4 letters (CVCC) against shades's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - kung and shades
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kung is anoun and shadesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kung is recorded at frequency rank #22,408, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shades is at rank #31,790, tagged as averb, 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 54198, this pair ranks #1,028,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kung vs shades
Shared letters: none. Private to "kung": gknu. Private to "shades": adehs.
"kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "shades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kung" for "shades" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kung" vs "shades" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kung" and "shades".
- Full dictionary entry for "kung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kung" and "shades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shades". 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 #1,028,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.