Kies
[kiːs]
The verdict
“Kies” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,946
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm
Corpus desk
Index DE-kies · Kies · German
Kies · rank #18,946 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,946
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH keys
Nearest frequency peer: keys (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kies”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Karre
Karre
81,058 corpus weight
- Kelch
Kelch
81,057 corpus weight
- keys
keys
81,056 corpus weight
- Kies
Kies
81,055 corpus weight
- Kirchner
Kirchner
81,054 corpus weight
- klappte
klappte
81,053 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kies” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kies |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kiːs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kies” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kies (IPA [kiːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,946 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kies, with forms such as "ikes", "keis", and "kiess". 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, "Kim", "kit", "kos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kies, spelled K-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm
- 2Baustoff und Bauzuschlagstoff, Filtermaterial aus [1]
- 3(bares) Geld
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kies appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Ufer des Flusses besteht aus Kies.
„Der vulkanische Kies ist ein hervorragender Boden, die Besonnung ist kräftig; die Trauben, die hier gelesen werden, ergeben einen sehr wohlduftenden Muskatwein.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikes
- keis
- kiess
- kise
- kkies
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kies - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kies", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Kies". Here's where to go from here.
- "Kies" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Kim". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,946 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.