Which to use
“Krawallen” and “Krawatten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,088
- “Krawallen” frequency rank
- #37,033
- “Krawatten” frequency rank
- 83121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krawallen | Krawatten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krawall | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krawatte |
Where the eye mixes Krawallen and Krawatten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Krawallen and Krawatten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Krawallen vs Krawatten
A purely visual mix-up. Krawallen ([kʁaˈvalən]) and Krawatten ([kʁaˈvatn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krawallen is recorded at frequency rank #46,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁaˈvalən]. Krawatten is at rank #37,033, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁaˈvatn̩].
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 83121, this pair ranks #145,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Krawallen vs Krawatten
Shared letters: aeknrw. Private to "Krawallen": l. Private to "Krawatten": t.
"Krawallen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "Krawatten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krawallen" and "Krawatten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Krawallen" vs "Krawatten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Krawallen" and "Krawatten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krawallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Krawatten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krawallen" and "Krawatten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krawalle vs Krawallen". 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 #145,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.