Which to use
“craft” and “crazy” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,066
- “craft” frequency rank
- #13,120
- “crazy” frequency rank
- 42186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craft | crazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen | verrückt, wahnsinnig |
Where the eye mixes craft and crazy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between craft and crazy
A purely visual mix-up. craft ([krɑːft]) 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 42186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craft is recorded at frequency rank #29,066, classified as anoun, pronounced [krɑːft]. 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 42186, this pair ranks #1,456,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craft vs crazy
Shared letters: acr. Private to "craft": ft. Private to "crazy": yz.
"craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crazy" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craft" and "crazy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "craft" vs "crazy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "craft" 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 #1,456,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craft" and "crazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chart vs craft". 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 #1,456,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.