Which to use
“Krause” is a noun and “Krauss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,683
- “Krause” frequency rank
- #22,803
- “Krauss” frequency rank
- 33486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krause | Krauss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | welliger oder in Falten gelegter Stoff | deutscher Familienname |
Letter map: Krause vs Krauss
Shared letters muted; letters that set Krause and Krauss apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Krause (CCVVCV) and Krauss (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Krause and Krauss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Krause is anoun and Kraussaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “Krause” becomes s in “Krauss”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krause is recorded at frequency rank #10,683, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə]. Krauss is at rank #22,803, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 33486, this pair ranks #1,684,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krause vs Krauss
Shared letters: akrsu. Private to "Krause": e. Private to "Krauss": -.
"Krause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Krauss" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Krause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krauss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krause" and "Krauss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krauss vs puzzles". 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 #1,684,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.