Which to use
“Kriegen” is a noun and “kriegst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,928
- “Kriegen” frequency rank
- #5,616
- “kriegst” frequency rank
- 7544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriegen | kriegst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen |
Where the eye mixes Kriegen and kriegst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kriegen (CCVVCVC) and kriegst (CCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Kriegen vs kriegst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kriegen is [ˈkʁiːɡn̩] while kriegst is [kʁiːkst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7544, 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]. kriegst is at rank #5,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁiːkst].
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 7544, this pair ranks #1,987,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriegen vs kriegst
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriegen": n. Private to "kriegst": st.
"Kriegen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kriegst" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kriegen" for "kriegst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kriegen" or "kriegst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kriegen" and "kriegst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kriegst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriegen" and "kriegst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kriegen vs krippen". 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 #1,987,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.