Which to use
“kalter” is an adjective and “Kräuter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,047
- “kalter” frequency rank
- #12,329
- “Kräuter” frequency rank
- 29376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kalter | Kräuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kalt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kraut |
Where the eye mixes kalter and Kräuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kalter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kräuter's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kalter vs Kräuter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kalter is [ˈkaltɐ] while Kräuter is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯tɐ]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29376, 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]. Kräuter is at rank #12,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯tɐ].
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 29376, this pair ranks #1,767,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kalter vs Kräuter
Shared letters: ekrt. Private to "kalter": al. Private to "Kräuter": uä.
"kalter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kräuter" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kalter ← aklter · kaletr · kallter · kalterr · kaltre · kaltter · katler · kkalter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kalter" and "Kräuter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kalter" vs "Kräuter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kalter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kräuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,767,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kalter" and "Kräuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kalter 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 #1,767,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.