KreditevsKreditsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,636
“Kredite” frequency rank
#48,284
“Kredits” frequency rank
55920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kredite Kredits
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kredit Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kredit

Where the eye mixes Kredite and Kredits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kredite (CCVCVCV) and Kredits (CCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Kredite
7 ch
Kredits

Look-alike desk: Kredite vs Kredits

A purely visual mix-up. Kredite ([kʁeˈdiːtə]) and Kredits ([kʁeˈdiːt͡s]) 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 a single letter - e in “Kredite” becomes s in “Kredits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55920, 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]. Kredits is at rank #48,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁeˈdiːt͡s].

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 55920, this pair ranks #960,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kredite vs Kredits

Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "Kredite": -. Private to "Kredits": s.

"Kredite" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "Kredits" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kredite ← kerdite · kkredite · krdeite · kreddite · krediet · kreditte · kredtie · kreidte
  • Kredits ← kerdits · kkredits · krdeits · kreddits · kredist · kreditss · kreditts · kredtis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kredite" for "Kredits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kʁeˈdiːtə] versus [kʁeˈdiːt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kredite" vs "Kredits" - which ranks higher?
"Kredite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,636 in our German list, against #48,284 for "Kredits". 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 "Kredits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #960,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kredite" and "Kredits" 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 #960,495 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