# Kripo vs Krise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kripo
*noun · IPA [ˈkʁiːpo] · frequency rank #24,022*
Kurzwort für Kriminalpolizei

### Krise
*noun · IPA [ˈkʁiːzə] · frequency rank #2,550*
instabiler Zustand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kripo-vs-krise