Which to use
“kreisfreie” and “kreisfreien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,752
- “kreisfreie” frequency rank
- #41,295
- “kreisfreien” frequency rank
- 86047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kreisfreie | kreisfreien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kreisfrei | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kreisfrei |
Where the eye mixes kreisfreie and kreisfreien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kreisfreie runs 10 letters (CCVVCCCVVV) against kreisfreien's 11 (CCVVCCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kreisfreie vs kreisfreien
A purely visual mix-up. kreisfreie ([ˈkʁaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯ə]) and kreisfreien ([ˈkʁaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯ən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “kreisfreie” sits inside “kreisfreien”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kreisfreie is recorded at frequency rank #44,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯ə]. kreisfreien is at rank #41,295, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯ən].
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 86047, this pair ranks #99,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kreisfreie vs kreisfreien
Shared letters: efikrs. Private to "kreisfreie": -. Private to "kreisfreien": n.
"kreisfreie" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCCVVV · "kreisfreien" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kreisfreie ← kerisfreie · kkreisfreie · kreifsreie · kreisferie · kreisffreie · kreisfreei · kreisfriee · kreisfrreie
- kreisfreien ← kerisfreien · kkreisfreien · kreifsreien · kreisferien · kreisffreien · kreisfreein · kreisfreienn · kreisfreine
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kreisfreie" and "kreisfreien" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kreisfreie" vs "kreisfreien" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kreisfreie" and "kreisfreien" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kreisfreie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kreisfreien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #99,413 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.