Which to use
“Kracher” and “Kratzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,938
- “Kracher” frequency rank
- #14,110
- “Kratzer” frequency rank
- 41048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kracher | Kratzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuerwerkskörper, der einen lauten Knall, aber keine besonderen Lichteffekte erzeugt | kleine bis mittelgroße Wunde oder Beschädigung, die durch bewegte Berührung mit einem spitzen Gegenstand hervorgerufen wurde |
Where the eye mixes Kracher and Kratzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kracher and Kratzer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kracher and Kratzer
A purely visual mix-up. Kracher ([ˈkʁaxɐ]) and Kratzer ([ˈkʁat͡sɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kracher is recorded at frequency rank #26,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaxɐ]. Kratzer is at rank #14,110, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁat͡sɐ].
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 41048, this pair ranks #1,490,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kracher vs Kratzer
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Kracher": ch. Private to "Kratzer": tz.
"Kracher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Kratzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kracher" for "Kratzer" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kracher" and "Kratzer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kracher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kratzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kracher" and "Kratzer" 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 #1,490,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.