Which to use
“Krieger” and “Kriegs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,944
- “Krieger” frequency rank
- #10,684
- “Kriegs” frequency rank
- 17628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krieger | Kriegs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die im Krieg kämpft | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Krieg |
Where the eye mixes Krieger and Kriegs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krieger runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against Kriegs's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Krieger vs Kriegs
A purely visual mix-up. Krieger ([ˈkʁiːɡɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krieger is recorded at frequency rank #6,944, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐ]. 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 17628, this pair ranks #1,925,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krieger vs Kriegs
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Krieger": -. Private to "Kriegs": s.
"Krieger" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Kriegs" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Krieger" for "Kriegs" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Krieger" and "Kriegs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krieger" 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 #1,925,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krieger" 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 #1,925,710 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.