Which to use
“Kratzer” is a noun and “kratzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,110
- “Kratzer” frequency rank
- #20,315
- “kratzt” frequency rank
- 34425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kratzer | kratzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine bis mittelgroße Wunde oder Beschädigung, die durch bewegte Berührung mit einem spitzen Gegenstand hervorgerufen wurde | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen |
Where the eye mixes Kratzer and kratzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kratzer runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against kratzt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kratzer with kratzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kratzer is [ˈkʁat͡sɐ] while kratzt is [kʁat͡st]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kratzer is recorded at frequency rank #14,110, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁat͡sɐ]. kratzt is at rank #20,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁat͡st].
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 34425, this pair ranks #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kratzer vs kratzt
Shared letters: akrtz. Private to "Kratzer": e. Private to "kratzt": -.
"Kratzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "kratzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kratzer" for "kratzt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kratzer" or "kratzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kratzer" and "kratzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kratzer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kratzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kratzer" and "kratzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kräht vs kratzt". 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 #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.