Which to use
“kreise” and “kreuze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,508
- “kreise” frequency rank
- #13,882
- “kreuze” frequency rank
- 19390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kreise | kreuze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreisen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen |
Where the eye mixes kreise and kreuze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kreise and kreuze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kreise vs kreuze
A purely visual mix-up. kreise ([ˈkʁaɪ̯zə]) and kreuze ([ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kreise is recorded at frequency rank #5,508, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯zə]. kreuze is at rank #13,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə].
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 19390, this pair ranks #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kreise vs kreuze
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "kreise": is. Private to "kreuze": uz.
"kreise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "kreuze" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kreise" and "kreuze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kreise" or "kreuze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kreise" and "kreuze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kreise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kreuze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kreise" and "kreuze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krebse vs kreuze". 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 #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.