Which to use
“Krippe” is a noun and “krippen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,415
- “Krippe” frequency rank
- #46,789
- “krippen” frequency rank
- 71204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krippe | krippen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Futtertrog, die Futterrinne, eine überdachte Futterstelle | etwas mit einem Geflecht befestigen oder sichern |
Where the eye mixes Krippe and krippen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Krippe runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against krippen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Krippe with krippen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Krippe is [ˈkʁɪpə] while krippen is [ˈkʁɪpn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Krippe” sits inside “krippen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krippe is recorded at frequency rank #24,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɪpə]. krippen is at rank #46,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁɪpn̩].
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 71204, this pair ranks #423,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Krippe vs krippen
Shared letters: eikpr. Private to "Krippe": -. Private to "krippen": n.
"Krippe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "krippen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krippe" and "krippen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Krippe" vs "krippen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Krippe" and "krippen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krippe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krippen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krippe" and "krippen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kloppen vs krippen". 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 #423,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.