KräftevsKraterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Kräfte” and “Krater” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,663
“Kräfte” frequency rank
#22,802
“Krater” frequency rank
25465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kräfte Krater
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kraft durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung

Where the eye mixes Kräfte and Krater

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Kräfte
6 ch
Krater

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Kräfte ([ˈkʁɛftə]) and Krater ([ˈkʁaːtɐ]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kräfte is recorded at frequency rank #2,663, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛftə]. Krater is at rank #22,802, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaːtɐ].

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 25465, this pair ranks #1,832,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kräfte vs Krater

Shared letters: ekrt. Private to "Kräfte": . Private to "Krater": a.

"Kräfte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Krater" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kraterkarter · kkrater · kraetr · kraterr · kratre · kratter · krrater · krtaer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kräfte" and "Krater" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁɛftə] versus [ˈkʁaːtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kräfte" or "Krater"?
"Kräfte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,663 in our German list, against #22,802 for "Krater". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Kräfte" and "Krater". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kräfte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,832,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kräfte" and "Krater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krater vs Kutter". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list