Kunde

[ˈkʊndə]

/[ˈkʊndə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kunde” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,981
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-kunde · Kunde · German

Kunde · rank #2,981 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,981
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konto

Nearest frequency peer: Konto (-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 “Kunde”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kunde” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Kunde vs Kunz
60% similar
Kunde vs kung
40% similar
Kunde vs Kunst
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,981
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kunde” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kundeliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Konto“ (#2,980), „lauter“ (#2,982), „Klinik“ (#2,979). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kunde (IPA [ˈkʊndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,981 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kunde, with forms such as "kkunde", "knude", and "kudne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kunz", "kung", "Kunst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kunde, spelled K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten geht)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du musst zu Kunden immer nett sein, auch wenn du sie nicht ausstehen kannst.
  2. „Ich bin der letzte Kunde, ich komm' nicht los vom Hahn.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkunde
  • knude
  • kudne
  • kundde
  • kuned
  • kunnde
  • uknde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kunde - 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.

kkunde1knude2kudne2kundde1kuned2kunnde1uknde2
Edit distance from "Kunde"

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 "Kunde"?
"Kunde" is spelled K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊndə].
What does "Kunde" mean?
As a noun, "Kunde" means: jemand, der bei einem bestimmten Geschäft einkauft; der Käufer einer Ware; derjenige, der eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nimmt; jeder, der für etwas zahlt (auch wenn die Leistung an einen Dritten ...
What words are commonly confused with "Kunde"?
"Kunde" is commonly confused with "Kunz", "kung", "Kunst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunde" is [ˈkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunde" come from?
"Kunde" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kunde", 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

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  • "Kunde" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Kunz". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,981 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list