Which to use
“Krähe” and “Krätze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “Krähe” frequency rank
- #44,028
- “Krätze” frequency rank
- 80494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krähe | Krätze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Rabenvogel mit starkem Schnabel (mittelgroße Arten der Gattung Corvus) | stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist |
Where the eye mixes Krähe and Krätze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Krähe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Krätze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Krähe vs Krätze
A purely visual mix-up. Krähe ([ˈkʁɛːə]) and Krätze ([ˈkʁɛt͡sə]) 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 80494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krähe is recorded at frequency rank #36,466, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛːə]. Krätze is at rank #44,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛt͡sə].
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 80494, this pair ranks #194,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Krähe vs Krätze
Shared letters: ekrä. Private to "Krähe": h. Private to "Krätze": tz.
"Krähe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Krätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krähe" and "Krätze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Krähe" vs "Krätze" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Krähe" and "Krätze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krähe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krähe" and "Krätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krätze vs Kroate". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #194,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.