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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "krass" and "krasses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "krass" or "krasses" show up more?
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.