Which to use
“Krause” is a noun and “kreuze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,683
- “Krause” frequency rank
- #13,882
- “kreuze” frequency rank
- 24565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krause | kreuze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | welliger oder in Falten gelegter Stoff | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen |
Where the eye mixes Krause and kreuze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Krause with kreuze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Krause is [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə] while kreuze is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24565, 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]. kreuze is at rank #13,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə].
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 24565, this pair ranks #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krause vs kreuze
Shared letters: ekru. Private to "Krause": as. Private to "kreuze": z.
"Krause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "kreuze" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Krause" for "kreuze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Krause" or "kreuze"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kreuze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krause" and "kreuze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krebse vs kreuze". 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 #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.