Which to use
“Krähe” and “Kühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “Krähe” frequency rank
- #8,584
- “Kühe” frequency rank
- 45050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krähe | Kühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Rabenvogel mit starkem Schnabel (mittelgroße Arten der Gattung Corvus) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuh |
Where the eye mixes Krähe and Kühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Krähe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Kühe's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Krähe and Kühe
A purely visual mix-up. Krähe ([ˈkʁɛːə]) and Kühe ([ˈkyːə]) 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 45050, 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]. Kühe is at rank #8,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːə].
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 45050, this pair ranks #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Krähe vs Kühe
Shared letters: ehk. Private to "Krähe": rä. Private to "Kühe": ü.
"Krähe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Kühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krähe" and "Kühe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Krähe" or "Kühe" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Kühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krähe" and "Kühe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krähe vs Kroate". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.