Which to use
“Katzen” and “Krätze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,325
- “Katzen” frequency rank
- #44,028
- “Krätze” frequency rank
- 47353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Katzen | Krätze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Katze | stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist |
Where the eye mixes Katzen and Krätze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Katzen (CVCCVC) and Krätze (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Katzen vs Krätze
A purely visual mix-up. Katzen ([ˈkat͡sn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Katzen is recorded at frequency rank #3,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡sn̩]. 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 47353, this pair ranks #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Katzen vs Krätze
Shared letters: ektz. Private to "Katzen": an. Private to "Krätze": rä.
"Katzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Krätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Katzen ← aktzen · katezn · kattzen · katzenn · katzne · katzzen · kazten · kkatzen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Katzen" and "Krätze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Katzen" or "Krätze" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Katzen" 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 #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Katzen" 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 #1,287,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.