Which to use
“Kränze” is a noun and “kratzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,309
- “Kränze” frequency rank
- #20,315
- “kratzt” frequency rank
- 63624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kränze | kratzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kranz | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen |
Where the eye mixes Kränze and kratzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kränze (CCVCCV) and kratzt (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Kränze vs kratzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kränze is [ˈkʁɛnt͡sə] while kratzt is [kʁat͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kränze is recorded at frequency rank #43,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛnt͡sə]. kratzt is at rank #20,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁat͡st].
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 63624, this pair ranks #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kränze vs kratzt
Shared letters: krz. Private to "Kränze": enä. Private to "kratzt": at.
"Kränze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "kratzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kratzt ← kartzt · kkratzt · krattz · krattzt · kratztt · kratzzt · kraztt · krratzt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kränze" for "kratzt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kränze" vs "kratzt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kränze" and "kratzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kränze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kratzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kränze" and "kratzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kränze vs Krätze". 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 #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.