Kiste
[ˈkɪstə]
The verdict
“Kiste” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,350
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz
Corpus desk
Index DE-kiste · Kiste · German
Kiste · rank #7,350 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,350
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirchengemein…
Nearest frequency peer: Kirchengemeinde (-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 “Kiste”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kater
Kater
92,654 corpus weight
- KI
KI
92,653 corpus weight
- Kirchengeme…
Kirchengemeinde
92,652 corpus weight
- Kiste
Kiste
92,651 corpus weight
- Kollegin
Kollegin
92,650 corpus weight
- Kommissar
Kommissar
92,649 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kiste” 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 | Kiste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪstə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,350 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kiste” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kiste (IPA [ˈkɪstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,350 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kiste, with forms such as "ikste", "kiset", and "kisste". 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, "kit", "kita", "kost", 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 Kiste, spelled K-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz
- 2Bett
- 3ein altes, verbrauchtes oder kleines Auto
- 4ein elektronisches Gerät, zum Beispiel ein Computer
- 5Sache, Angelegenheit, Sendung
- 6Gesäß, Hintern
- 7Sarg
- 8Behältnis für Getränkeflaschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie bekam eine Kiste Wein nach Hause geliefert.
„Beim Versuch, die Kiste hervorzuzerren, brach sie jedoch auseinander, und die oberen Enden der vier Ruder schlitterten an der Bordwand des Schoners entlang ins Wasser.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikste
- kiset
- kisste
- kistte
- kitse
- kkiste
- ksite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kiste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Kiste", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Kiste". Here's where to go from here.
- "Kiste" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kit". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,350 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.