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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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.