Which to use
“Kassen” is a noun and “krasses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,743
- “Kassen” frequency rank
- #33,684
- “krasses” frequency rank
- 43427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kassen | krasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kasse | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass |
Where the eye mixes Kassen and krasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kassen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against krasses's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kassen and krasses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kassen is [ˈkasn̩] while krasses is [ˈkʁasəs]. 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 43427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kassen is recorded at frequency rank #9,743, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasn̩]. krasses is at rank #33,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasəs].
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 43427, this pair ranks #1,418,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kassen vs krasses
Shared letters: aeks. Private to "Kassen": n. Private to "krasses": r.
"Kassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "krasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kassen" for "krasses" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kassen" or "krasses" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kassen" and "krasses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kassen" and "krasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krankes 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 #1,418,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.