keins

[kaɪ̯ns]

/[kaɪ̯ns]/ unknown

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The verdict

“keins” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,734
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein

Corpus desk

Index DE-keins · keins · German

keins · rank #8,734 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,734
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanzlei

Nearest frequency peer: Kanzlei (-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 „keins“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „keins“ 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).

keins vs Ken
40% similar
keins vs kin
60% similar
keins vs Kind
40% similar

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

Key facts for keins
PropertyValue
Headwordkeins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[kaɪ̯ns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,734
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „keins“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).keinsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kanzlei“ (#8,733), „Kerzen“ (#8,735), „Kaiserslautern“ (#8,732). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „keins“ bei #8,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around keins (IPA [kaɪ̯ns]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #8,734 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for keins, with forms such as "ekins", "keinns", and "keinss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ken", "kin", "Kind", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is keins, spelled K-E-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekins
  • keinns
  • keinss
  • keisn
  • kenis
  • kiens
  • kkeins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of keins - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ekins2keinns1keinss1keisn2kenis2kiens2kkeins1
Edit distance from "keins"

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 "keins"?
"keins" is spelled K-E-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɪ̯ns].
What does "keins" mean?
As an unknown, "keins" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum nicht attributiv des Indefinitpronomens kein
What words are commonly confused with "keins"?
"keins" is commonly confused with "Ken", "kin", "Kind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "keins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keins" is [kaɪ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "keins" come from?
"keins" 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 "keins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laser#8,743Grube#8,724graue#8,723Gebot#8,717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Konten7 variantsFrost7 variantsfrohe7 variantsFotze7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list