Which to use
“Crack” and “craft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,077
- “Crack” frequency rank
- #29,066
- “craft” frequency rank
- 52143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Crack | craft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Experte, Fachmann auf einem bestimmten Gebiet | die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen |
Where the eye mixes Crack and craft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Crack vs craft
A purely visual mix-up. Crack ([kʁɛk]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Crack is recorded at frequency rank #23,077, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁɛk]. 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 52143, this pair ranks #1,108,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Crack vs craft
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Crack": k. Private to "craft": ft.
"Crack" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Crack" and "craft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Crack" vs "craft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Crack" and "craft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Crack" 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 #1,108,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Crack" and "craft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clock vs Crack". 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 #1,108,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.