Which to use
“Krise” and “Krisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,550
- “Krise” frequency rank
- #10,316
- “Krisen” frequency rank
- 12866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krise | Krisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instabiler Zustand | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krise |
Where the eye mixes Krise and Krisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Krise and Krisen
A purely visual mix-up. Krise ([ˈkʁiːzə]) and Krisen ([ˈkʁiːzn̩]) 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) - “Krise” sits inside “Krisen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krise is recorded at frequency rank #2,550, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːzə]. Krisen is at rank #10,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁiːzn̩].
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 12866, this pair ranks #1,961,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krise vs Krisen
Shared letters: eikrs. Private to "Krise": -. Private to "Krisen": n.
"Krise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Krisen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Krise" for "Krisen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Krise" vs "Krisen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krise" and "Krisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krippen vs Krisen". 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 #1,961,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.