KraussvswaggonsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Krauss is a name, waggons is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Krauss” is a name and “waggons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,803
“Krauss” frequency rank
#27,564
“waggons” frequency rank
50367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Krauss waggons
Definition deutscher Familienname 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waggon

Letter map: Krauss vs waggons

Shared letters muted; letters that set Krauss and waggons apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Krauss runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against waggons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Krauss
7 ch
waggons

Grammar separator: Krauss vs waggons

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Krauss is aname and waggonsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Krauss is recorded at frequency rank #22,803, classified as aname, pronounced […]. waggons is at rank #27,564, tagged as averb, 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 50367, this pair ranks #1,176,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Krauss vs waggons

Shared letters: as. Private to "Krauss": kru. Private to "waggons": gnow.

"Krauss" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC  ·  "waggons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Krausskaruss · kkrauss · krasus · krauß · krrauss · kruass · rkauss
  • waggonsawggons · waggnos · waggonns · waggonss · waggosn · wagogns · wagons · wgagons

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Krauss" for "waggons" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Krauss" is a name and "waggons" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Krauss" vs "waggons" - which ranks higher?
"Krauss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,803 in our German list, against #27,564 for "waggons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Krauss" and "waggons". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Krauss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "waggons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,176,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Krauss" and "waggons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs waggons". 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 #1,176,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list