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“Krater” and “Kroate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,802
“Krater” frequency rank
#48,286
“Kroate” frequency rank
71088
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Krater Kroate
Definition durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung Bürger von Kroatien

Where the eye mixes Krater and Kroate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krater (CCVCVC) and Kroate (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Krater
6 ch
Kroate

Look-alike desk: Krater vs Kroate

A purely visual mix-up. Krater ([ˈkʁaːtɐ]) and Kroate ([kʁoˈaːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Krater is recorded at frequency rank #22,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Kroate is at rank #48,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁoˈaːtə].

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 71088, this pair ranks #427,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Krater vs Kroate

Shared letters: aekrt. Private to "Krater": -. Private to "Kroate": o.

"Krater" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Kroate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Krater ← karter · kkrater · kraetr · kraterr · kratre · kratter · krrater · krtaer
  • Kroate ← kkroate · korate · kraote · kroaet · kroatte · krotae · krroate · rkoate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Krater" and "Kroate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁaːtɐ] versus [kʁoˈaːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Krater" or "Kroate"?
"Krater" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,802 in our German list, against #48,286 for "Kroate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Krater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kroate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #427,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Krater" and "Kroate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate vs krönt". 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 #427,130 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