Which to use
“kauften” is a verb and “Kräften” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,595
- “kauften” frequency rank
- #7,496
- “Kräften” frequency rank
- 26091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kauften | Kräften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kaufen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kraft |
Where the eye mixes kauften and Kräften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kauften (CVVCCVC) and Kräften (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kauften vs Kräften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kauften is [ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩] while Kräften is [ˈkʁɛftn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kauften is recorded at frequency rank #18,595, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]. Kräften is at rank #7,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛftn̩].
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 26091, this pair ranks #1,823,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kauften vs Kräften
Shared letters: efknt. Private to "kauften": au. Private to "Kräften": rä.
"kauften" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "Kräften" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kauften ← akuften · kafuten · kaufetn · kaufften · kauftenn · kauftne · kauftten · kautfen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kauften" and "Kräften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kauften" or "Kräften" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kauften" and "Kräften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kauften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kräften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kauften" and "Kräften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kauften vs kürten". 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 #1,823,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.