Which to use
“krasse” is an adjective and “kreise” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,748
- “krasse” frequency rank
- #5,508
- “kreise” frequency rank
- 18256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krasse | kreise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreisen |
Where the eye mixes krasse and kreise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. krasse (CCVCCV) and kreise (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between krasse and kreise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krasse is [ˈkʁasə] while kreise is [ˈkʁaɪ̯zə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18256, 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]. kreise is at rank #5,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯zə].
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 18256, this pair ranks #1,919,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of krasse vs kreise
Shared letters: ekrs. Private to "krasse": a. Private to "kreise": i.
"krasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "kreise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "krasse" and "kreise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "krasse" or "kreise" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "krasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kreise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krasse" and "kreise" 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 #1,919,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.