Which to use
“Kriege” and “Kriegs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,661
- “Kriege” frequency rank
- #10,684
- “Kriegs” frequency rank
- 13345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriege | Kriegs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Krieg |
Where the eye mixes Kriege and Kriegs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kriege (CCVVCV) and Kriegs (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Kriege vs Kriegs
A purely visual mix-up. Kriege ([ˈkʁiːɡə]) and Kriegs ([kʁiːks]) 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 a single letter - e in “Kriege” becomes s in “Kriegs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13345, 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]. Kriegs is at rank #10,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁiːks].
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 13345, this pair ranks #1,958,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriege vs Kriegs
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriege": -. Private to "Kriegs": s.
"Kriege" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Kriegs" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kriege" for "Kriegs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kriege" or "Kriegs" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kriege" and "Kriegs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriege" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriege" and "Kriegs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knies vs Kriegs". 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 #1,958,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.