KreditevsKreditenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Kredite” and “Krediten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,636
“Kredite” frequency rank
#25,633
“Krediten” frequency rank
33269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kredite Krediten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kredit Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kredit

Where the eye mixes Kredite and Krediten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Kredite
8 ch
Krediten

Look-alike desk: Kredite vs Krediten

A purely visual mix-up. Kredite ([kʁeˈdiːtə]) and Krediten ([kʁeˈdiːtn̩]) 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) - “Kredite” sits inside “Krediten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kredite is recorded at frequency rank #7,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁeˈdiːtə]. Krediten is at rank #25,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁeˈdiːtn̩].

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 33269, this pair ranks #1,689,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kredite vs Krediten

Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "Kredite": -. Private to "Krediten": n.

"Kredite" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "Krediten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kreditekerdite · kkredite · krdeite · kreddite · krediet · kreditte · kredtie · kreidte
  • Kreditenkerditen · kkrediten · krdeiten · kredditen · kredietn · kreditenn · kreditne · kreditten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kredite" and "Krediten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kʁeˈdiːtə] versus [kʁeˈdiːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Kredite" or "Krediten" show up more?
"Kredite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,636 in our German list, against #25,633 for "Krediten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kredite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krediten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,689,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kredite" and "Krediten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krediten 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 #1,689,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list