Kain

[ˈkaɪ̯n]

/[ˈkaɪ̯n]/ name

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The verdict

“Kain” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,205
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - biblischer männlicher Eigenname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kain · Kain · German

Kain · rank #34,205 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,205
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH junta

Nearest frequency peer: junta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kain“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kain“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kain vs KI
25% similar
Kain vs kam
25% similar
Kain vs Kim
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kain
PropertyValue
HeadwordKain
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯n]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,205
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kain“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kainliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „junta“ (#34,204), „Kapitalerhöhung“ (#34,206), „Jungtiere“ (#34,203). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kain“ bei #34,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kain (IPA [ˈkaɪ̯n]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,205 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "biblischer männlicher Eigenname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kain, with forms such as "akin", "kainn", and "kani". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KI", "kam", "Kim", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kain, spelled K-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    biblischer männlicher Eigenname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Da redete Kain mit seinem Bruder Abel. Und es begab sich, da sie auf dem Felde waren, erhob sich Kain wider seinen Bruder Abel und schlug ihn tot.“.

This word in other languages

Cain(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akin
  • kainn
  • kani
  • kian
  • kkain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kain - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akin2kainn1kani2kian2kkain1
Edit distance from "Kain"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kain"?
"Kain" is spelled K-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɪ̯n].
What does "Kain" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kain" means: biblischer männlicher Eigenname
What words are commonly confused with "Kain"?
"Kain" is commonly confused with "KI", "kam", "Kim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kain" is [ˈkaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kain" come from?
"Kain" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kain", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jess#34,201kotz#34,220Hupe#34,182lehn#34,238

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

hells5 variantsHeere5 variantsOzon5 variantsrogue5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list