Which to use
“Krach” is a noun and “kräht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,476
- “Krach” frequency rank
- #46,792
- “kräht” frequency rank
- 63268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krach | kräht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Plural: sehr lautes, unangenehmes Geräusch; plötzliches, hartes, sehr lautes Geräusch | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krähen |
Where the eye mixes Krach and kräht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Krach and kräht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Krach and kräht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Krach is [kʁax] while kräht is [kʁɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63268, 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]. kräht is at rank #46,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁɛːt].
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 63268, this pair ranks #682,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Krach vs kräht
Shared letters: hkr. Private to "Krach": ac. Private to "kräht": tä.
"Krach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "kräht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Krach ← karch · kkrach · kracch · krachh · krahc · krcah · krrach · rkach
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Krach" and "kräht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Krach" vs "kräht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Krach" and "kräht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kräht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #682,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krach" and "kräht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kräht vs krönt". 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 #682,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.