Which to use
“Kriege” and “Kriegern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,661
- “Kriege” frequency rank
- #35,880
- “Kriegern” frequency rank
- 38541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriege | Kriegern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krieger |
Where the eye mixes Kriege and Kriegern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kriege runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Kriegern's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kriege vs Kriegern
A purely visual mix-up. Kriege ([ˈkʁiːɡə]) and Kriegern ([ˈkʁiːɡɐn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Kriege” sits inside “Kriegern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kriege is recorded at frequency rank #2,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡə]. Kriegern is at rank #35,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐn].
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 38541, this pair ranks #1,561,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriege vs Kriegern
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriege": -. Private to "Kriegern": n.
"Kriege" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Kriegern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kriege" for "Kriegern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kriege" or "Kriegern" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriege" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,561,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriege" and "Kriegern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kriegern vs Kriegers". 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 #1,561,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.