Which to use
“kratzen” is a verb and “Kroaten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,138
- “kratzen” frequency rank
- #22,407
- “Kroaten” frequency rank
- 37545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kratzen | Kroaten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich mit den Fingernägeln, Krallen oder ähnlichen spitzen, scharfen Dingen, die dazu geeignet sind, einen Abrieb zu verursachen, schaben | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kroate |
Where the eye mixes kratzen and Kroaten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kratzen vs Kroaten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kratzen is [ˈkʁat͡sn̩] while Kroaten is [kʁoˈaːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kratzen is recorded at frequency rank #15,138, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁat͡sn̩]. Kroaten is at rank #22,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁoˈaːtn̩].
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 37545, this pair ranks #1,587,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kratzen vs Kroaten
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "kratzen": z. Private to "Kroaten": o.
"kratzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Kroaten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kratzen" and "Kroaten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kratzen" or "Kroaten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kratzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kroaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,587,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kratzen" and "Kroaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate vs Kroaten". 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 #1,587,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.