krassvskrasseWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
krass
6 ch
krasse

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

  • krasskarss · kkrass · kras · kraß · krrass · krsas · rkass
  • krassekarsse · kkrasse · krase · krases · kraße · krrasse · krsase · rkasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "krass" for "krasse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kʁas] versus [ˈkʁasə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "krass" or "krasse"?
"krass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,751 in our German list, against #12,748 for "krasse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list