Which to use
“Krähe” and “Krone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “Krähe” frequency rank
- #3,668
- “Krone” frequency rank
- 40134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krähe | Krone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Rabenvogel mit starkem Schnabel (mittelgroße Arten der Gattung Corvus) | zumeist goldene und mit Edelsteinen versehene Kopfzierde, die von Herrschern als Zeichen der Macht und der Würde und von Schönheitsköniginnen getragen wird |
Where the eye mixes Krähe and Krone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Krähe and Krone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Krähe and Krone
A purely visual mix-up. Krähe ([ˈkʁɛːə]) and Krone ([ˈkʁoːnə]) 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 40134, 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]. Krone is at rank #3,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnə].
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 40134, this pair ranks #1,517,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krähe vs Krone
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Krähe": hä. Private to "Krone": no.
"Krähe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Krone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Krone ← kkrone · korne · krnoe · kroen · kronne · krrone · rkone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Krähe" and "Krone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Krähe" or "Krone" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krähe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,517,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krähe" and "Krone" 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 #1,517,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.