Which to use
“Kriegern” and “Kriegers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,880
- “Kriegern” frequency rank
- #43,305
- “Kriegers” frequency rank
- 79185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriegern | Kriegers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krieger | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Krieger |
Where the eye mixes Kriegern and Kriegers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kriegern and Kriegers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kriegern vs Kriegers
A purely visual mix-up. Kriegern ([ˈkʁiːɡɐn]) and Kriegers ([ˈkʁiːɡɐs]) 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 “Kriegern” becomes s in “Kriegers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kriegern is recorded at frequency rank #35,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐn]. Kriegers is at rank #43,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐs].
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 79185, this pair ranks #222,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kriegern vs Kriegers
Shared letters: egikr. Private to "Kriegern": n. Private to "Kriegers": s.
"Kriegern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "Kriegers" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kriegern" and "Kriegers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kriegern" or "Kriegers"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriegers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriegern" and "Kriegers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiefern vs Kriegern". 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 #222,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.