Which to use
“Kreis” and “Krimis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #861
- “Kreis” frequency rank
- #17,636
- “Krimis” frequency rank
- 18497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kreis | Krimis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geometrischer Ort aller Punkte, die von einem gegebenen Punkt, dem (Kreis-)Mittelpunkt, den gleichen Abstand haben, genannt (Kreis-)Radius | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krimi |
Where the eye mixes Kreis and Krimis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kreis runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against Krimis's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kreis with Krimis
A purely visual mix-up. Kreis ([kʁaɪ̯s]) and Krimis ([ˈkʁɪmis]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kreis is recorded at frequency rank #861, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁaɪ̯s]. Krimis is at rank #17,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɪmis].
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 18497, this pair ranks #1,917,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kreis vs Krimis
Shared letters: ikrs. Private to "Kreis": e. Private to "Krimis": m.
"Kreis" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Krimis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kreis" for "Krimis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kreis" or "Krimis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kreis" and "Krimis" 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 "Krimis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kreis" and "Krimis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kimi vs Krimis". 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 #1,917,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.