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“Kriegen” and “Krieger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,928
- “Kriegen” frequency rank
- #6,944
- “Krieger” frequency rank
- 8872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriegen | Krieger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss | Person, die im Krieg kämpft |
Where the eye mixes Kriegen and Krieger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kriegen vs Krieger
A purely visual mix-up. Kriegen ([ˈkʁiːɡn̩]) and Krieger ([ˈkʁiːɡɐ]) 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 - n in “Kriegen” becomes r in “Krieger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kriegen is recorded at frequency rank #1,928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡn̩]. Krieger is at rank #6,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐ].
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 8872, this pair ranks #1,982,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriegen vs Krieger
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriegen": n. Private to "Krieger": -.
"Kriegen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Krieger" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kriegen" and "Krieger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kriegen" or "Krieger"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krieger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriegen" and "Krieger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krieger 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 #1,982,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.