Which to use
“Kahn” is a noun and “kräht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,600
- “Kahn” frequency rank
- #46,792
- “kräht” frequency rank
- 61392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kahn | kräht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleines, ungedecktes Wasserfahrzeug mit flachem Boden, das in Flüssen, Binnen- und Hafengewässern eingesetzt werden kann | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krähen |
Where the eye mixes Kahn and kräht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Kahn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against kräht's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kahn vs kräht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kahn is [kaːn] while kräht is [kʁɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kahn is recorded at frequency rank #14,600, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaːn]. kräht is at rank #46,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁɛːt].
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 61392, this pair ranks #751,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kahn vs kräht
Shared letters: hk. Private to "Kahn": an. Private to "kräht": rtä.
"Kahn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kräht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kahn ← akhn · kahhn · kahnn · kanh · kkahn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kahn" and "kräht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kahn" or "kräht" show up more?
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 "Kahn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kräht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #751,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kahn" and "kräht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kräht vs krönt". 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 #751,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.