KrimivsKrimisConfusable pair

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

#7,637
“Krimi” frequency rank
#17,636
“Krimis” frequency rank
25273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Krimi Krimis
Definition Geschichte eines schweren Verbrechens Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krimi

Where the eye mixes Krimi and Krimis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krimi runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Krimis's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Krimi
6 ch
Krimis

Look-alike desk: Krimi vs Krimis

A purely visual mix-up. Krimi ([ˈkʁɪmi]) and Krimis ([ˈkʁɪmis]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Krimi” sits inside “Krimis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Krimi is recorded at frequency rank #7,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɪmi]. Krimis is at rank #17,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɪmis].

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 25273, this pair ranks #1,835,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Krimi vs Krimis

Shared letters: ikmr. Private to "Krimi": -. Private to "Krimis": s.

"Krimi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Krimis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Krimi ← kirmi · kkrimi · kriim · krimmi · krmii · krrimi · rkimi
  • Krimis ← kirmis · kkrimis · kriims · krimiss · krimmis · krimsi · krmiis · krrimis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Krimi" and "Krimis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁɪmi] versus [ˈkʁɪmis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Krimi" or "Krimis" show up more?
"Krimi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,637 in our German list, against #17,636 for "Krimis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Krimi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krimis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,835,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Krimi" and "Krimis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kimi vs Krimis". 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 #1,835,699 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