Which to use
“kriecht” and “kriegst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,384
- “kriecht” frequency rank
- #5,616
- “kriegst” frequency rank
- 33000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriecht | kriegst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriechen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen |
Where the eye mixes kriecht and kriegst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kriecht and kriegst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kriecht vs kriegst
A purely visual mix-up. kriecht ([kʁiːçt]) and kriegst ([kʁiːkst]) 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 33000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kriecht is recorded at frequency rank #27,384, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁiːçt]. kriegst is at rank #5,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁiːkst].
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 33000, this pair ranks #1,695,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kriecht vs kriegst
Shared letters: eikrt. Private to "kriecht": ch. Private to "kriegst": gs.
"kriecht" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "kriegst" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriecht" and "kriegst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kriecht" or "kriegst" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kriecht" and "kriegst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kriecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kriegst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,695,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriecht" and "kriegst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kriechen vs kriecht". 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 #1,695,465 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.