Which to use
“Crash” and “crazy” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,833
- “Crash” frequency rank
- #13,120
- “crazy” frequency rank
- 23953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Crash | crazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammenstoß von Fahrzeugen | verrückt, wahnsinnig |
Where the eye mixes Crash and crazy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Crash and crazy
A purely visual mix-up. Crash ([kʁɛʃ]) 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 23953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Crash is recorded at frequency rank #10,833, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁɛʃ]. 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 23953, this pair ranks #1,854,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Crash vs crazy
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Crash": hs. Private to "crazy": yz.
"Crash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crazy" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Crash" for "crazy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Crash" vs "crazy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Crash" 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 #1,854,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Crash" and "crazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crash vs crush". 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 #1,854,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.