Which to use
“kochen” and “krachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,506
- “kochen” frequency rank
- #15,413
- “krachen” frequency rank
- 17919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kochen | krachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lebensmittel unter Einwirkung von Hitze zu einer Mahlzeit zubereiten | ein lautes Geräusch von sich geben, wenn jemand/etwas schnell gegen etwas prallt |
Where the eye mixes kochen and krachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between kochen and krachen
A purely visual mix-up. kochen ([ˈkɔxn̩]) and krachen ([ˈkʁaxn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kochen is recorded at frequency rank #2,506, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔxn̩]. krachen is at rank #15,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁaxn̩].
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 17919, this pair ranks #1,923,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kochen vs krachen
Shared letters: cehkn. Private to "kochen": o. Private to "krachen": ar.
"kochen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "krachen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kochen" and "krachen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kochen" or "krachen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kochen" and "krachen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kochen" and "krachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kärtchen vs krachen". 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 #1,923,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.