Which to use
“Kies” and “Kreis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,946
- “Kies” frequency rank
- #861
- “Kreis” frequency rank
- 19807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kies | Kreis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm | geometrischer Ort aller Punkte, die von einem gegebenen Punkt, dem (Kreis-)Mittelpunkt, den gleichen Abstand haben, genannt (Kreis-)Radius |
Where the eye mixes Kies and Kreis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kies runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Kreis's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kies vs Kreis
A purely visual mix-up. Kies ([kiːs]) and Kreis ([kʁaɪ̯s]) 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 19807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kies is recorded at frequency rank #18,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [kiːs]. Kreis is at rank #861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁaɪ̯s].
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 19807, this pair ranks #1,904,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kies vs Kreis
Shared letters: eiks. Private to "Kies": -. Private to "Kreis": r.
"Kies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Kreis" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kies" and "Kreis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kies" or "Kreis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kies" and "Kreis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kreis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,904,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kies" and "Kreis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kies vs Knies". 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 #1,904,379 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.