Which to use
“crisis” and “cruises” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,533
- “crisis” frequency rank
- #39,876
- “cruises” frequency rank
- 69409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crisis | cruises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Krise | Plural des Substantivs cruise |
Letter map: crisis vs cruises
Shared letters muted; letters that set crisis and cruises apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. crisis runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cruises's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - crisis / cruises
crisis and cruises are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crisis is recorded at frequency rank #29,533, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkraɪsɪs]. cruises is at rank #39,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69409, this pair ranks #477,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crisis vs cruises
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "crisis": -. Private to "cruises": eu.
"crisis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cruises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crisis" and "cruises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crisis" vs "cruises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "crisis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crisis" and "cruises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cruises vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #477,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.