# Knies vs Kris

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Knies
*name · IPA [kniːs] · frequency rank #49,829*
Familienname, Nachname

### Kris
*noun · IPA [kʁiːs] · frequency rank #32,137*
Dolch mit besonderer, geflammter Klinge

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kris