Which to use
“kalter” is an adjective and “Krater” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,047
- “kalter” frequency rank
- #22,802
- “Krater” frequency rank
- 39849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kalter | Krater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kalt | durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung |
Where the eye mixes kalter and Krater
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kalter (CVCCVC) and Krater (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kalter vs Krater
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kalter is [ˈkaltɐ] while Krater is [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kalter is recorded at frequency rank #17,047, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaltɐ]. Krater is at rank #22,802, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaːtɐ].
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 39849, this pair ranks #1,525,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kalter vs Krater
Shared letters: aekrt. Private to "kalter": l. Private to "Krater": -.
"kalter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Krater" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kalter" for "Krater" ever safe?
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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 "kalter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,525,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kalter" and "Krater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krater vs Kutter". 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 #1,525,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.