Which to use
“Katz” and “Krätze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,195
- “Katz” frequency rank
- #44,028
- “Krätze” frequency rank
- 60223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Katz | Krätze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Katze | stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist |
Where the eye mixes Katz and Krätze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Katz runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Krätze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Katz and Krätze
A purely visual mix-up. Katz ([kat͡s]) and Krätze ([ˈkʁɛt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Katz is recorded at frequency rank #16,195, classified as anoun, pronounced [kat͡s]. Krätze is at rank #44,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛt͡sə].
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 60223, this pair ranks #795,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Katz vs Krätze
Shared letters: ktz. Private to "Katz": a. Private to "Krätze": erä.
"Katz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Krätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Katz ← aktz · kattz · katzz · kazt · kkatz · ktaz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Katz" for "Krätze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Katz" or "Krätze" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Katz" and "Krätze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Katz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #795,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Katz" and "Krätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krätze vs Kroate". 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 #795,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.