Which to use
“kriecht” and “kriegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,384
- “kriecht” frequency rank
- #2,453
- “kriegt” frequency rank
- 29837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriecht | kriegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen |
Where the eye mixes kriecht and kriegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kriecht runs 7 letters (CCVVCCC) against kriegt's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kriecht vs kriegt
A purely visual mix-up. kriecht ([kʁiːçt]) and kriegt ([kʁiːkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29837, 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]. kriegt is at rank #2,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁiːkt].
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 29837, this pair ranks #1,759,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kriecht vs kriegt
Shared letters: eikrt. Private to "kriecht": ch. Private to "kriegt": g.
"kriecht" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "kriegt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriecht" and "kriegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kriecht" or "kriegt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kriecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kriegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriecht" and "kriegt" 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 #1,759,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.