Which to use
“kräht” is a verb and “Kraut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,792
- “kräht” frequency rank
- #15,414
- “Kraut” frequency rank
- 62206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kräht | Kraut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krähen | Pflanze, die für medizinische Zwecke verwendet wird |
Where the eye mixes kräht and Kraut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kräht (CCVCC) and Kraut (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kräht vs Kraut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kräht is [kʁɛːt] while Kraut is [kʁaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62206, 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]. Kraut is at rank #15,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁaʊ̯t].
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 62206, this pair ranks #721,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kräht vs Kraut
Shared letters: krt. Private to "kräht": hä. Private to "Kraut": au.
"kräht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Kraut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kraut ← karut · kkraut · kratu · krautt · krraut · kruat · rkaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kräht" and "Kraut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kräht" vs "Kraut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kräht" and "Kraut" 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 "Kraut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #721,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kräht" and "Kraut" 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 #721,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.