Which to use
“krass” and “krasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,751
- “krass” frequency rank
- #12,748
- “krasse” frequency rank
- 16499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krass | krasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extrem, besonders intensiv | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass |
Where the eye mixes krass and krasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: krass vs krasse
A purely visual mix-up. krass ([kʁas]) and krasse ([ˈkʁasə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “krass” sits inside “krasse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
krass is recorded at frequency rank #3,751, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʁas]. krasse is at rank #12,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasə].
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 16499, this pair ranks #1,935,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of krass vs krasse
Shared letters: akrs. Private to "krass": -. Private to "krasse": e.
"krass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "krasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "krass" and "krasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "krass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krass" and "krasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krasse vs Krebse". 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 #1,935,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.