Which to use
“Karat” is a noun and “kräht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,188
- “Karat” frequency rank
- #46,792
- “kräht” frequency rank
- 75980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karat | kräht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Einheit für die Masse (das Gewicht) von Edelsteinen: 1 Karat entspricht etwa 0,2 Gramm | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krähen |
Where the eye mixes Karat and kräht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Karat (CVCVC) and kräht (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Karat and kräht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Karat is [kaˈʁaːt] while kräht is [kʁɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karat is recorded at frequency rank #29,188, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈʁaːt]. 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 75980, this pair ranks #294,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Karat vs kräht
Shared letters: krt. Private to "Karat": a. Private to "kräht": hä.
"Karat" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "kräht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Karat ← akrat · kaart · karatt · karrat · karta · kkarat · kraat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Karat" for "kräht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Karat" or "kräht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Karat" and "kräht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karat" 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 #294,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karat" 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 #294,660 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.