Which to use
“Kreis” is a noun and “Krim” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #861
- “Kreis” frequency rank
- #8,741
- “Krim” frequency rank
- 9602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kreis | Krim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geometrischer Ort aller Punkte, die von einem gegebenen Punkt, dem (Kreis-)Mittelpunkt, den gleichen Abstand haben, genannt (Kreis-)Radius | ukrainische Halbinsel zwischen Asowschem und Schwarzem Meer |
Where the eye mixes Kreis and Krim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kreis with Krim
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kreis is [kʁaɪ̯s] while Krim is [kʁɪm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kreis is recorded at frequency rank #861, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁaɪ̯s]. Krim is at rank #8,741, tagged as aname, pronounced [kʁɪm].
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 9602, this pair ranks #1,979,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kreis vs Krim
Shared letters: ikr. Private to "Kreis": es. Private to "Krim": m.
"Kreis" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Krim" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kreis" and "Krim" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kreis" or "Krim" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kreis" and "Krim" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kreis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kreis" and "Krim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Koi vs Krim". 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 #1,979,182 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.