kriegst

[kʁiːkst]

/[kʁiːkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“kriegst” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,616
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriegst · kriegst · German

kriegst · rank #5,616 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,616
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klarer

Nearest frequency peer: klarer (-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 „kriegst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kriegst“ 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).

kriegst vs kriegt
86% similar
kriegst vs Krieg
57% similar
kriegst vs Kriege
57% similar

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

Key facts for kriegst
PropertyValue
Headwordkriegst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁiːkst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,616
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kriegst“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klarer“ (#5,615), „landet“ (#5,617), „Kenntnisse“ (#5,614). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kriegst“ bei #5,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around kriegst (IPA [kʁiːkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,616 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kriegst, with forms such as "kiregst", "kkriegst", and "kreigst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "kriegt", "Krieg", "Kriege", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kriegst, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kiregst
  • kkriegst
  • kreigst
  • krieggst
  • kriegsst
  • kriegstt
  • kriegts
  • kriesgt
  • krigest
  • krriegst
  • rkiegst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kriegst - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kiregst2kkriegst1kreigst2krieggst1kriegsst1kriegstt1kriegts2kriesgt2
Edit distance from "kriegst"

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 "kriegst"?
"kriegst" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiːkst].
What does "kriegst" mean?
As a verb, "kriegst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kriegen
What words are commonly confused with "kriegst"?
"kriegst" is commonly confused with "kriegt", "Krieg", "Kriege". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kriegst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kriegst" is [kʁiːkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kriegst" come from?
"kriegst" 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 "kriegst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list