Kriege

[ˈkʁiːɡə]

/[ˈkʁiːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriege” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,661
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriege · Kriege · German

Kriege · rank #2,661 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,661
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kleinere

Nearest frequency peer: kleinere (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kriege“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kriege“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kriege vs Krise
67% similar
Kriege vs kriegt
67% similar
Kriege vs Kriegs
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kriege
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,661
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kriege“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kriegeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kleinere“ (#2,660), „kritisiert“ (#2,662), „Katze“ (#2,659). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriege“ bei #2,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kriege (IPA [ˈkʁiːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,661 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kriege, with forms such as "kirege", "kkriege", and "kreige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Krise", "kriegt", "Kriegs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kriege, spelled K-R-I-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krieg
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Krieg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Krieg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirege
  • kkriege
  • kreige
  • krieeg
  • kriegge
  • krigee
  • krriege
  • rkiege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kriege - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kirege2kkriege1kreige2krieeg2kriegge1krigee2krriege1rkiege2
Edit distance from "Kriege"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kriege"?
"Kriege" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːɡə].
What does "Kriege" mean?
As a noun, "Kriege" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Krieg
What words are commonly confused with "Kriege"?
"Kriege" is commonly confused with "Krise", "kriegt", "Kriegs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kriege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriege" is [ˈkʁiːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriege" come from?
"Kriege" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kriege", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kräfte#2,663Messer#2,668German#2,653folgte#2,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

nutzt8 variantssagst8 variantsSieger8 variantssocial8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list