Which to use
“Küsse” is a noun and “küsst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,420
- “Küsse” frequency rank
- #14,855
- “küsst” frequency rank
- 28275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Küsse | küsst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuss | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs küssen |
Where the eye mixes Küsse and küsst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Küsse (CVCCV) and küsst (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Küsse and küsst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Küsse is [ˈkʏsə] while küsst is [kʏst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Küsse” becomes t in “küsst”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Küsse is recorded at frequency rank #13,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏsə]. küsst is at rank #14,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʏst].
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 28275, this pair ranks #1,787,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Küsse vs küsst
Shared letters: ksü. Private to "Küsse": e. Private to "küsst": t.
"Küsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "küsst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Küsse" and "küsst" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Küsse" or "küsst"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Küsse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "küsst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Küsse" and "küsst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kürzt vs küsst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,787,659 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.