Which to use
“Kärtchen” is a noun and “krachen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,550
- “Kärtchen” frequency rank
- #15,413
- “krachen” frequency rank
- 62963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kärtchen | krachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine Karte | ein lautes Geräusch von sich geben, wenn jemand/etwas schnell gegen etwas prallt |
Where the eye mixes Kärtchen and krachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kärtchen runs 8 letters (CVCCCCVC) against krachen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kärtchen with krachen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kärtchen is [ˈkɛʁtçən] while krachen is [ˈkʁaxn̩]. 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 62963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kärtchen is recorded at frequency rank #47,550, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛʁtçən]. krachen is at rank #15,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁaxn̩].
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 62963, this pair ranks #693,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kärtchen vs krachen
Shared letters: cehknr. Private to "Kärtchen": tä. Private to "krachen": a.
"Kärtchen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "krachen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- krachen ← karchen · kkrachen · kracchen · kracehn · krachenn · krachhen · krachne · krahcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kärtchen" for "krachen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kärtchen" vs "krachen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kärtchen" and "krachen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kärtchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #693,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kärtchen" and "krachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kärtchen vs Kerlchen". 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 #693,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.