Which to use
“Kranker” is a noun and “krasser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,933
- “Kranker” frequency rank
- #15,677
- “krasser” frequency rank
- 31610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kranker | krasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der an einer Krankheit leidet | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass |
Where the eye mixes Kranker and krasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kranker and krasser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kranker and krasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kranker is [ˈkʁaŋkɐ] while krasser is [ˈkʁasɐ]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kranker is recorded at frequency rank #15,933, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaŋkɐ]. krasser is at rank #15,677, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasɐ].
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 31610, this pair ranks #1,724,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kranker vs krasser
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Kranker": n. Private to "krasser": s.
"Kranker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "krasser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kranker" and "krasser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kranker" vs "krasser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kranker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kranker" and "krasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kraken vs Kranker". 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 #1,724,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.