Which to use
“Kriege” is a noun and “kriegt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,661
- “Kriege” frequency rank
- #2,453
- “kriegt” frequency rank
- 5114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriege | kriegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen |
Where the eye mixes Kriege and kriegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kriege (CCVVCV) and kriegt (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Kriege with kriegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kriege is [ˈkʁiːɡə] while kriegt is [kʁiːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Kriege” becomes t in “kriegt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5114, 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]. 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 5114, this pair ranks #1,995,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriege vs kriegt
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriege": -. Private to "kriegt": t.
"Kriege" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "kriegt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kriege" and "kriegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kriege" vs "kriegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriege" 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 #1,995,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriege" and "kriegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kriege 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 #1,995,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.