Which to use
“Kredit” and “Kredite” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,717
- “Kredit” frequency rank
- #7,636
- “Kredite” frequency rank
- 12353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kredit | Kredite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist gegen Zahlung von Zinsen zur Verfügung gestelltes fremdes Kapital | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kredit |
Where the eye mixes Kredit and Kredite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kredit runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Kredite's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kredit with Kredite
A purely visual mix-up. Kredit ([kʁeˈdiːt]) and Kredite ([kʁeˈdiːtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Kredit” sits inside “Kredite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kredit is recorded at frequency rank #4,717, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁeˈdiːt]. Kredite is at rank #7,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁeˈdiːtə].
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 12353, this pair ranks #1,964,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kredit vs Kredite
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "Kredit": -. Private to "Kredite": -.
"Kredit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Kredite" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kredit" for "Kredite" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kredit" and "Kredite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kredit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kredite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kredit" and "Kredite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kredite vs Kredits". 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 #1,964,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.