Which to use
“küsst” and “küsste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,855
- “küsst” frequency rank
- #24,811
- “küsste” frequency rank
- 39666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | küsst | küsste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs küssen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen |
Where the eye mixes küsst and küsste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. küsst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against küsste's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between küsst and küsste
A purely visual mix-up. küsst ([kʏst]) and küsste ([ˈkʏstə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “küsst” sits inside “küsste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
küsst is recorded at frequency rank #14,855, classified as averb, pronounced [kʏst]. küsste is at rank #24,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏstə].
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 39666, this pair ranks #1,530,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of küsst vs küsste
Shared letters: kstü. Private to "küsst": -. Private to "küsste": e.
"küsst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "küsste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "küsst" and "küsste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "küsst" vs "küsste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "küsst" and "küsste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "küsst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "küsste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "küsst" and "küsste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs küsste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,530,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.