Which to use
“krass” is an adjective and “Krems” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,751
- “krass” frequency rank
- #22,804
- “Krems” frequency rank
- 26555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krass | Krems |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extrem, besonders intensiv | Krems an der Donau; Stadtgemeinde in Niederösterreich |
Where the eye mixes krass and Krems
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses krass with Krems
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krass is [kʁas] while Krems is [kʁɛms]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26555, 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]. Krems is at rank #22,804, tagged as aname, pronounced [kʁɛms].
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 26555, this pair ranks #1,816,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of krass vs Krems
Shared letters: krs. Private to "krass": a. Private to "Krems": em.
"krass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Krems" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "krass" and "Krems" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "krass" or "Krems" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "krass" and "Krems" 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 "Krems" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krass" and "Krems" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krebse vs Krems". 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 #1,816,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.