Which to use
“kreuze” and “kreuzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,882
- “kreuze” frequency rank
- #14,850
- “kreuzen” frequency rank
- 28732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kreuze | kreuzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen | Tiere oder Pflanzen verschiedener Art, Rasse, Gattung oder Sorte zur Paarung beziehungsweise geschlechtlichen Vereinigung bringen |
Where the eye mixes kreuze and kreuzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kreuze runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against kreuzen's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kreuze and kreuzen
A purely visual mix-up. kreuze ([ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]) and kreuzen ([ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sn̩]) 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) - “kreuze” sits inside “kreuzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kreuze is recorded at frequency rank #13,882, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]. kreuzen is at rank #14,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sn̩].
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 28732, this pair ranks #1,779,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kreuze vs kreuzen
Shared letters: ekruz. Private to "kreuze": -. Private to "kreuzen": n.
"kreuze" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "kreuzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kreuze" and "kreuzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kreuze" vs "kreuzen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kreuze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kreuzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kreuze" and "kreuzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Keulen vs kreuzen". 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 #1,779,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.