Which to use
“Knaus” and “Kraus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,778
- “Knaus” frequency rank
- #10,889
- “Kraus” frequency rank
- 57667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Knaus | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes Knaus and Kraus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Knaus and Kraus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Knaus and Kraus
A purely visual mix-up. Knaus ([ˈknaʊ̯s]) and Kraus ([kʁaʊ̯s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Knaus” becomes r in “Kraus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Knaus is recorded at frequency rank #46,778, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈknaʊ̯s]. Kraus is at rank #10,889, tagged as aname, pronounced [kʁaʊ̯s].
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 57667, this pair ranks #892,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Knaus vs Kraus
Shared letters: aksu. Private to "Knaus": n. Private to "Kraus": r.
"Knaus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Kraus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Knaus" and "Kraus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Knaus" or "Kraus" 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 "Knaus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kraus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #892,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Knaus" and "Kraus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knaus vs Knies". 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 #892,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.