KriegersvsKriegesTell them apart

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“Kriegers” and “Krieges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,305
“Kriegers” frequency rank
#3,752
“Krieges” frequency rank
47057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kriegers Krieges
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Krieger Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Krieg

Where the eye mixes Kriegers and Krieges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kriegers runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCC) against Krieges's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Kriegers
7 ch
Krieges

Look-alike desk: Kriegers vs Krieges

A purely visual mix-up. Kriegers ([ˈkʁiːɡɐs]) and Krieges ([ˈkʁiːɡəs]) 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 47057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kriegers is recorded at frequency rank #43,305, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡɐs]. Krieges is at rank #3,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːɡəs].

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 47057, this pair ranks #1,297,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kriegers vs Krieges

Shared letters: egikrs. Private to "Kriegers": -. Private to "Krieges": -.

"Kriegers" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC  ·  "Krieges" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kriegerskiregers · kkriegers · kreigers · krieegrs · kriegerrs · kriegerss · kriegesr · krieggers
  • Kriegeskireges · kkrieges · kreiges · krieegs · kriegess · kriegges · kriegse · krigees

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kriegers" for "Krieges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁiːɡɐs] versus [ˈkʁiːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kriegers" or "Krieges"?
"Krieges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,752 in our German list, against #43,305 for "Kriegers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "Kriegers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krieges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,297,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kriegers" and "Krieges" 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 #1,297,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list