Which to use
“Kraus” is a name and “Krebs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,889
- “Kraus” frequency rank
- #3,598
- “Krebs” frequency rank
- 14487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kraus | Krebs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | ein Tier des Stamms Krebstiere (Crustacea), umgangssprachlich meist nur ein Tier der Klasse Höhere Krebse (Malacostraca) |
Where the eye mixes Kraus and Krebs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kraus vs Krebs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kraus is [kʁaʊ̯s] while Krebs is [kʁeːps]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kraus is recorded at frequency rank #10,889, classified as aname, pronounced [kʁaʊ̯s]. Krebs is at rank #3,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁeːps].
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 14487, this pair ranks #1,950,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kraus vs Krebs
Shared letters: krs. Private to "Kraus": au. Private to "Krebs": be.
"Kraus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Krebs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kraus" and "Krebs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kraus" or "Krebs"?
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 "Kraus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krebs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kraus" and "Krebs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kräht vs Kraus". 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 #1,950,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.