krassevsKraussWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: krasse is a adjective, Krauss is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“krasse” is an adjective and “Krauss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,748
“krasse” frequency rank
#22,803
“Krauss” frequency rank
35551
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature krasse Krauss
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass deutscher Familienname

Letter map: krasse vs Krauss

Shared letters muted; letters that set krasse and Krauss apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. krasse (CCVCCV) and Krauss (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
krasse
6 ch
Krauss

Role in the sentence - krasse and Krauss

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: krasse is anadjective and Kraussaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

krasse is recorded at frequency rank #12,748, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasə]. Krauss is at rank #22,803, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 35551, this pair ranks #1,637,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of krasse vs Krauss

Shared letters: akrs. Private to "krasse": e. Private to "Krauss": u.

"krasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Krauss" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • krasse ← karsse · kkrasse · krase · krases · kraße · krrasse · krsase · rkasse
  • Krauss ← karuss · kkrauss · krasus · krauß · krrauss · kruass · rkauss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "krasse" and "Krauss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "krasse" is an adjective and "Krauss" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "krasse" or "Krauss"?
"krasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,748 in our German list, against #22,803 for "Krauss". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "krasse" and "Krauss".

  • Full dictionary entry for "krasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krauss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,637,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "krasse" and "Krauss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krauss vs puzzles". 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 #1,637,279 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