Which to use
“Kranker” and “Kratzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,933
- “Kranker” frequency rank
- #14,110
- “Kratzer” frequency rank
- 30043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kranker | Kratzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der an einer Krankheit leidet | kleine bis mittelgroße Wunde oder Beschädigung, die durch bewegte Berührung mit einem spitzen Gegenstand hervorgerufen wurde |
Where the eye mixes Kranker and Kratzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kranker and Kratzer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Kranker vs Kratzer
A purely visual mix-up. Kranker ([ˈkʁaŋkɐ]) and Kratzer ([ˈkʁat͡sɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30043, 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]. Kratzer is at rank #14,110, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁat͡sɐ].
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 30043, this pair ranks #1,755,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kranker vs Kratzer
Shared letters: aekr. Private to "Kranker": n. Private to "Kratzer": tz.
"Kranker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Kratzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kranker" and "Kratzer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kranker" vs "Kratzer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kranker" and "Kratzer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kranker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kratzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kranker" and "Kratzer" 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 #1,755,497 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.