Which to use
“krasses” is an adjective and “Kreises” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,684
- “krasses” frequency rank
- #6,212
- “Kreises” frequency rank
- 39896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | krasses | Kreises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs krass | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kreis |
Where the eye mixes krasses and Kreises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. krasses (CCVCCVC) and Kreises (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses krasses with Kreises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: krasses is [ˈkʁasəs] while Kreises is [ˈkʁaɪ̯zəs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39896, 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]. Kreises is at rank #6,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaɪ̯zəs].
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 39896, this pair ranks #1,523,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of krasses vs Kreises
Shared letters: ekrs. Private to "krasses": a. Private to "Kreises": i.
"krasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Kreises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "krasses" and "Kreises" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "krasses" or "Kreises" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "krasses" and "Kreises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "krasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kreises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,523,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "krasses" and "Kreises" 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 #1,523,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.