krassvskrassesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“krass” and “krasses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,751
“krass” frequency rank
#33,684
“krasses” frequency rank
37435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature krass krasses
Definition extrem, besonders intensiv Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass

Where the eye mixes krass and krasses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
krass
7 ch
krasses

Why the eye confuses krass with krasses

A purely visual mix-up. krass ([kʁas]) and krasses ([ˈkʁasəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “krass” sits inside “krasses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37435, 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]. krasses is at rank #33,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasəs].

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 37435, this pair ranks #1,590,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of krass vs krasses

Shared letters: akrs. Private to "krass": -. Private to "krasses": e.

"krass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "krasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • krasskarss · kkrass · kras · kraß · krrass · krsas · rkass
  • krasseskarsses · kkrasses · krasess · krassess · krassse · kraßes · krrasses · krsases

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "krass" and "krasses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kʁas] versus [ˈkʁasəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "krass" or "krasses" show up more?
"krass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,751 in our German list, against #33,684 for "krasses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "krass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "krasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,590,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "krass" and "krasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krankes vs krasses". 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 #1,590,311 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