Which to use
“Krause” and “Kruste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,683
- “Krause” frequency rank
- #28,280
- “Kruste” frequency rank
- 38963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krause | Kruste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | welliger oder in Falten gelegter Stoff | feste, harte Schicht auf einem weichen Körper |
Where the eye mixes Krause and Kruste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Krause vs Kruste
A purely visual mix-up. Krause ([ˈkʁaʊ̯zə]) and Kruste ([ˈkʁʊstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38963, 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]. Kruste is at rank #28,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁʊstə].
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 38963, this pair ranks #1,549,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krause vs Kruste
Shared letters: ekrsu. Private to "Krause": a. Private to "Kruste": t.
"Krause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Kruste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krause" and "Kruste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Krause" or "Kruste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Krause" and "Kruste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kruste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,549,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krause" and "Kruste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate vs Kruste". 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 #1,549,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.