Which to use
“küsste” is a verb and “Küsten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,811
- “küsste” frequency rank
- #14,856
- “Küsten” frequency rank
- 39667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | küsste | Küsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Küste |
Where the eye mixes küsste and Küsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. küsste (CVCCCV) and Küsten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between küsste and Küsten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: küsste is [ˈkʏstə] while Küsten is [ˈkʏstn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
küsste is recorded at frequency rank #24,811, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʏstə]. Küsten is at rank #14,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏstn̩].
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 39667, this pair ranks #1,530,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of küsste vs Küsten
Shared letters: ekstü. Private to "küsste": -. Private to "Küsten": n.
"küsste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Küsten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "küsste" for "Küsten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "küsste" vs "Küsten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "küsste" and "Küsten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "küsste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "küsste" and "Küsten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs küsste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,530,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.