Kriegen

[ˈkʁiːɡn̩]

/[ˈkʁiːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,928
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriegen · Kriegen · German

Kriegen · rank #1,928 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,928
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommission

Nearest frequency peer: Kommission (-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 „Kriegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kriegen“ 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).

Kriegen vs kriegt
57% similar
Kriegen vs Krisen
71% similar
Kriegen vs Kriegs
71% similar

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

Key facts for Kriegen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,928
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kriegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kriegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kommission“ (#1,927), „keinem“ (#1,926), „Länge“ (#1,930). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriegen“ bei #1,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kriegen (IPA [ˈkʁiːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,928 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kriegen, with forms such as "kiregen", "kkriegen", and "kreigen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "kriegt", "Krisen", "Kriegs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kriegen, spelled K-R-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kriegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Komm, wir spielen Kriegen!“
  2. „Bewegung ist ein kindliches Grundbedürfnis. Kriegen spielen, kleine Mutproben beweisen, Geschicklichkeit üben – beim Spiel mit Anderen trainieren Kinder nicht nur ihre körperlichen Fähigkeiten, sondern auch ihre soziale Kompetenz.“

Synonyms

FangenFangis

This word in other languages

tag(English)jeu du loup(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kiregen
  • kkriegen
  • kreigen
  • krieegn
  • kriegenn
  • krieggen
  • kriegne
  • krigeen
  • krriegen
  • rkiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kriegen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kiregen2kkriegen1kreigen2krieegn2kriegenn1krieggen1kriegne2krigeen2
Edit distance from "Kriegen"

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 "Kriegen"?
"Kriegen" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːɡn̩].
What does "Kriegen" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegen" means: ein Kinderspiel, bei dem der Fänger andere Mitspieler durch eine Berührung fassen muss
What words are commonly confused with "Kriegen"?
"Kriegen" is commonly confused with "kriegt", "Krisen", "Kriegs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kriegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegen" is [ˈkʁiːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegen" come from?
"Kriegen" 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 "Kriegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Punkten#1,934entlang#1,918traurig#1,947unseres#1,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bewegen10 variantsgemeint10 variantsJohannes10 variantserleben10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list