KlassevskrasseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Klasse is a noun, krasse is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Klasse” is a noun and “krasse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#600
“Klasse” frequency rank
#12,748
“krasse” frequency rank
13348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klasse krasse
Definition Gruppe gleichartiger Elemente Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass

Where the eye mixes Klasse and krasse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Klasse
6 ch
krasse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Klasse is [ˈklasə] while krasse is [ˈkʁasə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Klasse” becomes r in “krasse”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klasse is recorded at frequency rank #600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasə]. krasse is at rank #12,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasə].

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 13348, this pair ranks #1,958,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klasse vs krasse

Shared letters: aeks. Private to "Klasse": l. Private to "krasse": r.

"Klasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "krasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klassekalsse · kklasse · klase · klases · klaße · kllasse · klsase · lkasse
  • krassekarsse · kkrasse · krase · krases · kraße · krrasse · krsase · rkasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Klasse" and "krasse" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Klasse" is a noun and "krasse" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Klasse" or "krasse"?
"Klasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #600 in our German list, against #12,748 for "krasse". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Klasse" and "krasse". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "krasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klasse" and "krasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krasse vs Krebse". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list