Which to use
“Kotze” and “Krätze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- #44,028
- “Krätze” frequency rank
- 68439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kotze | Krätze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Erbrochene | stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist |
Where the eye mixes Kotze and Krätze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kotze runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Krätze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kotze vs Krätze
A purely visual mix-up. Kotze ([ˈkɔt͡sə]) and Krätze ([ˈkʁɛt͡sə]) 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 68439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kotze is recorded at frequency rank #24,411, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sə]. Krätze is at rank #44,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛt͡sə].
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 68439, this pair ranks #507,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kotze vs Krätze
Shared letters: ektz. Private to "Kotze": o. Private to "Krätze": rä.
"Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Krätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kotze ← kkotze · kotez · kottze · kotzze · kozte · ktoze · oktze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kotze" and "Krätze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kotze" or "Krätze" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kotze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #507,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kotze" and "Krätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krätze vs Kroate". 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 #507,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.