Which to use
“Kran” and “Krone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,605
- “Kran” frequency rank
- #3,668
- “Krone” frequency rank
- 22273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kran | Krone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manuell oder motorisch betriebene, mit einem (beweglichen) Ausleger versehene Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer Lasten oder sperrige Gegenstände gehoben und/oder versetzt werden | 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 Kran and Krone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kran vs Krone
A purely visual mix-up. Kran ([kʁaːn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kran is recorded at frequency rank #18,605, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁaːn]. 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 22273, this pair ranks #1,876,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kran vs Krone
Shared letters: knr. Private to "Kran": a. Private to "Krone": eo.
"Kran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Krone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kran" and "Krone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kran" vs "Krone" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kran" 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 #1,876,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kran" and "Krone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kran 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 #1,876,202 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.