Which to use
“Kriegen” and “Kriegern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,928
- “Kriegen” frequency rank
- #35,880
- “Kriegern” frequency rank
- 37808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriegen | Kriegern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krieger |
Where the eye mixes Kriegen and Kriegern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kriegen runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against Kriegern's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kriegen and Kriegern
A purely visual mix-up. Kriegen ([ˈkʁiːɡn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37808, 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]. 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 37808, this pair ranks #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriegen vs Kriegern
Shared letters: egiknr. Private to "Kriegen": -. Private to "Kriegern": -.
"Kriegen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Kriegern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kriegen" and "Kriegern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kriegen" or "Kriegern" show up more?
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 "Kriegen" 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 #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriegen" 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 #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.