Which to use
“Kreisel” and “Kreises” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,939
- “Kreisel” frequency rank
- #6,212
- “Kreises” frequency rank
- 33151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kreisel | Kreises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein kleines Kinderspielzeug, das sich auf einer Spitze im Kreis dreht, wenn man es mit dem entsprechenden Schwung versieht | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kreis |
Where the eye mixes Kreisel and Kreises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kreisel vs Kreises
A purely visual mix-up. Kreisel ([ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩]) and Kreises ([ˈkʁaɪ̯zəs]) 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 - l in “Kreisel” becomes s in “Kreises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kreisel is recorded at frequency rank #26,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩]. Kreises is at rank #6,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯zəs].
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 33151, this pair ranks #1,692,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kreisel vs Kreises
Shared letters: eikrs. Private to "Kreisel": l. Private to "Kreises": -.
"Kreisel" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Kreises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kreisel" and "Kreises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kreisel" or "Kreises"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kreisel" and "Kreises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kreisel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kreises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kreisel" and "Kreises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krebse vs Kreisel". 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 #1,692,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.