Which to use
“Krise” is a noun and “kuriose” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,550
- “Krise” frequency rank
- #34,227
- “kuriose” frequency rank
- 36777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krise | kuriose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instabiler Zustand | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios |
Where the eye mixes Krise and kuriose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krise runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against kuriose's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Krise with kuriose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Krise is [ˈkʁiːzə] while kuriose is [kuˈʁi̯oːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36777, 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]. kuriose is at rank #34,227, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kuˈʁi̯oːzə].
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 36777, this pair ranks #1,606,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krise vs kuriose
Shared letters: eikrs. Private to "Krise": -. Private to "kuriose": ou.
"Krise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "kuriose" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Krise" for "kuriose" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Krise" or "kuriose" show up more?
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 "kuriose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krise" and "kuriose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kürbisse vs kuriose". 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 #1,606,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.