Which to use
“Kragen” and “Krähe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,682
- “Kragen” frequency rank
- #36,466
- “Krähe” frequency rank
- 47148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kragen | Krähe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Hals einfassendes Teil der Kleidung | ein Rabenvogel mit starkem Schnabel (mittelgroße Arten der Gattung Corvus) |
Where the eye mixes Kragen and Krähe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kragen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Krähe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kragen with Krähe
A purely visual mix-up. Kragen ([ˈkʁaːɡn̩]) and Krähe ([ˈkʁɛːə]) 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 47148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kragen is recorded at frequency rank #10,682, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaːɡn̩]. Krähe is at rank #36,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛːə].
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 47148, this pair ranks #1,294,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kragen vs Krähe
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kragen": agn. Private to "Krähe": hä.
"Kragen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Krähe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kragen ← kkragen · kraegn · kragenn · kraggen · kragne · krgaen · krragen · rkagen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kragen" for "Krähe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kragen" or "Krähe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kragen" and "Krähe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krähe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,294,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kragen" and "Krähe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krähe 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 #1,294,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.