Which to use
“cat” and “craft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,165
- “cat” frequency rank
- #29,066
- “craft” frequency rank
- 38231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cat | craft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Katze | die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen |
Where the eye mixes cat and craft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cat and craft
A purely visual mix-up. cat ([kæt]) and craft ([krɑːft]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cat is recorded at frequency rank #9,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [kæt]. craft is at rank #29,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced [krɑːft].
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 38231, this pair ranks #1,569,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cat vs craft
Shared letters: act. Private to "cat": -. Private to "craft": fr.
"cat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- craft ← carft · ccraft · crafft · craftt · cratf · crfat · crraft · rcaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cat" and "craft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cat" or "craft"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cat" and "craft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cat". 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 #1,569,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.