Which to use
“krank” is an adjective and “Krone” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,736
- “krank” frequency rank
- #3,668
- “Krone” frequency rank
- 5404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krank | Krone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperlich und/oder psychisch gesundheitlich eingeschränkt | 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 krank and Krone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: krank vs Krone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krank is [kʁaŋk] while Krone is [ˈkʁoːnə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
krank is recorded at frequency rank #1,736, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʁaŋk]. 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 5404, this pair ranks #1,994,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of krank vs Krone
Shared letters: knr. Private to "krank": a. Private to "Krone": eo.
"krank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Krone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "krank" and "Krone" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "krank" vs "Krone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "krank" and "Krone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "krank" 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 #1,994,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krank" and "Krone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krone 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 #1,994,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.