krassesvsKrauseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: krasses is a adjective, Krause is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“krasses” is an adjective and “Krause” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,684
“krasses” frequency rank
#10,683
“Krause” frequency rank
44367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature krasses Krause
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass welliger oder in Falten gelegter Stoff

Where the eye mixes krasses and Krause

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

7 ch
krasses
6 ch
Krause

Look-alike desk: krasses vs Krause

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krasses is [ˈkʁasəs] while Krause is [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

krasses is recorded at frequency rank #33,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁasəs]. Krause is at rank #10,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə].

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 44367, this pair ranks #1,388,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of krasses vs Krause

Shared letters: aekrs. Private to "krasses": -. Private to "Krause": u.

"krasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Krause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • krasseskarsses · kkrasses · krasess · krassess · krassse · kraßes · krrasses · krsases
  • Krausekaruse · kkrause · krasue · kraues · krausse · krrause · kruase · rkause

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "krasses" and "Krause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "krasses" is an adjective and "Krause" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "krasses" or "Krause" show up more?
"Krause" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,683 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "krasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,388,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "krasses" and "Krause" 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 #1,388,480 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