KaiservskrasserConfusable pair

Quick tell: Kaiser is a noun, krasser is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kaiser” is a noun and “krasser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,636
“Kaiser” frequency rank
#15,677
“krasser” frequency rank
17313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kaiser krasser
Definition Titel des höchsten weltlichen Herrschers in bestimmten Monarchien Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass

Where the eye mixes Kaiser and krasser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Kaiser
7 ch
krasser

Why the eye confuses Kaiser with krasser

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kaiser is [ˈkaɪ̯zɐ] while krasser is [ˈkʁasɐ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kaiser is recorded at frequency rank #1,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯zɐ]. krasser is at rank #15,677, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasɐ].

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 17313, this pair ranks #1,928,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kaiser vs krasser

Shared letters: aekrs. Private to "Kaiser": i. Private to "krasser": -.

"Kaiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "krasser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kaiserakiser · kaiesr · kaiserr · kaisre · kaisser · kasier · kiaser · kkaiser
  • krasserkarsser · kkrasser · kraser · krasesr · krasserr · krassre · kraßer · krrasser

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kaiser" and "krasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kaiser" is a noun and "krasser" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kaiser" or "krasser"?
"Kaiser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,636 in our German list, against #15,677 for "krasser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kaiser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "krasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,928,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kaiser" and "krasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krasser vs krasses". 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 #1,928,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list