krähtvsKramConfusable pair

Quick tell: kräht is a verb, Kram is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kräht” is a verb and “Kram” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,792
“kräht” frequency rank
#8,234
“Kram” frequency rank
55026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kräht Kram
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krähen wenig nützliches, wenig wertvolles Zeug

Where the eye mixes kräht and Kram

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
kräht
4 ch
Kram

Visual trap between kräht and Kram

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kräht is [kʁɛːt] while Kram is [kʁaːm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kräht is recorded at frequency rank #46,792, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁɛːt]. Kram is at rank #8,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁaːm].

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 55026, this pair ranks #995,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of kräht vs Kram

Shared letters: kr. Private to "kräht": htä. Private to "Kram": am.

"kräht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Kram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kramkarm · kkram · kramm · krma · krram · rkam

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kräht" for "Kram" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kräht" is a verb and "Kram" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kräht" or "Kram"?
"Kram" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,234 in our German list, against #46,792 for "kräht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "kräht" and "Kram" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kräht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #995,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kräht" and "Kram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kräht vs krönt". 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 #995,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list