Which to use
“Klasse” is a noun and “krasser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #600
- “Klasse” frequency rank
- #15,677
- “krasser” frequency rank
- 16277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klasse | krasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe gleichartiger Elemente | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass |
Where the eye mixes Klasse and krasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Klasse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against krasser's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Klasse and krasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Klasse is [ˈklasə] while krasser is [ˈkʁasɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klasse is recorded at frequency rank #600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasə]. krasser is at rank #15,677, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasɐ].
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 16277, this pair ranks #1,937,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Klasse vs krasser
Shared letters: aeks. Private to "Klasse": l. Private to "krasser": r.
"Klasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "krasser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Klasse" for "krasser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Klasse" or "krasser"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Klasse" and "krasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Klasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klasse" and "krasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krasser vs krasses". 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 #1,937,157 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.