Which to use
“krasses” is an adjective and “Krauss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,684
- “krasses” frequency rank
- #22,803
- “Krauss” frequency rank
- 56487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krasses | Krauss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass | deutscher Familienname |
Letter map: krasses vs Krauss
Shared letters muted; letters that set krasses and Krauss apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. krasses runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Krauss's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for krasses / Krauss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: krasses is anadjective and Kraussaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56487, 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]. 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 56487, this pair ranks #938,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of krasses vs Krauss
Shared letters: akrs. Private to "krasses": e. Private to "Krauss": u.
"krasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Krauss" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "krasses" for "Krauss" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "krasses" 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 #938,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krasses" 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 #938,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.