Which to use
“Krach” and “Kracher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,476
- “Krach” frequency rank
- #26,938
- “Kracher” frequency rank
- 43414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krach | Kracher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Plural: sehr lautes, unangenehmes Geräusch; plötzliches, hartes, sehr lautes Geräusch | Feuerwerkskörper, der einen lauten Knall, aber keine besonderen Lichteffekte erzeugt |
Where the eye mixes Krach and Kracher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krach runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Kracher's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Krach vs Kracher
A purely visual mix-up. Krach ([kʁax]) and Kracher ([ˈkʁaxɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Krach” sits inside “Kracher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krach is recorded at frequency rank #16,476, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁax]. Kracher is at rank #26,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaxɐ].
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 43414, this pair ranks #1,418,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Krach vs Kracher
Shared letters: achkr. Private to "Krach": -. Private to "Kracher": e.
"Krach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Kracher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Krach" for "Kracher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Krach" vs "Kracher" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kracher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krach" and "Kracher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kracher vs krachte". 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 #1,418,862 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.