Which to use
“Crack” and “crazy” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,077
- “Crack” frequency rank
- #13,120
- “crazy” frequency rank
- 36197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Crack | crazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Experte, Fachmann auf einem bestimmten Gebiet | verrückt, wahnsinnig |
Where the eye mixes Crack and crazy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Crack vs crazy
A purely visual mix-up. Crack ([kʁɛk]) and crazy ([ˈkɹɛɪzi]) 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 36197, 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]. crazy is at rank #13,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɹɛɪzi].
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 36197, this pair ranks #1,621,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Crack vs crazy
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Crack": k. Private to "crazy": yz.
"Crack" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crazy" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Crack" and "crazy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Crack" or "crazy"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Crack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crazy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Crack" and "crazy" 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 #1,621,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.