Which to use
“gekriegt” and “gesiegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,661
- “gekriegt” frequency rank
- #32,563
- “gesiegt” frequency rank
- 43224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekriegt | gesiegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kriegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs siegen |
Where the eye mixes gekriegt and gesiegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gekriegt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against gesiegt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gekriegt and gesiegt
A purely visual mix-up. gekriegt ([ɡəˈkʁiːkt]) and gesiegt ([ɡəˈziːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekriegt is recorded at frequency rank #10,661, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkʁiːkt]. gesiegt is at rank #32,563, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈziːkt].
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 43224, this pair ranks #1,424,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekriegt vs gesiegt
Shared letters: egit. Private to "gekriegt": kr. Private to "gesiegt": s.
"gekriegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "gesiegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekriegt" and "gesiegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gekriegt" vs "gesiegt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gekriegt" and "gesiegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekriegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesiegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,424,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekriegt" and "gesiegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesiegt vs gesinnt". 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 #1,424,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.