Which to use
“klagt” is a verb and “Kraft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,114
- “klagt” frequency rank
- #933
- “Kraft” frequency rank
- 13047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klagt | Kraft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klagen | Größe, die je größer desto mehr den Bewegungszustand eines Körpers verändert oder ihn deformiert, und von deren Zustandekommen die Mechanik absehen kann |
Where the eye mixes klagt and Kraft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. klagt and Kraft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses klagt with Kraft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klagt is [klaːkt] while Kraft is [kʁaft]. 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 13047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klagt is recorded at frequency rank #12,114, classified as averb, pronounced [klaːkt]. Kraft is at rank #933, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁaft].
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 13047, this pair ranks #1,960,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klagt vs Kraft
Shared letters: akt. Private to "klagt": gl. Private to "Kraft": fr.
"klagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Kraft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "klagt" for "Kraft" ever safe?
Which is more common, "klagt" or "Kraft"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "klagt" and "Kraft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kraft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klagt" and "Kraft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klagt vs kräht". 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 #1,960,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.