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“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.

9 ch
Krawallen
9 ch
Krawatten

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

  • Krawallen ← karwallen · kkrawallen · kraawllen · krawaleln · krawalen · krawallenn · krawallne · krawlalen
  • Krawatten ← karwatten · kkrawatten · kraawtten · krawaten · krawatetn · krawattenn · krawattne · krawtaten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Krawallen" and "Krawatten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kʁaˈvalən] versus [kʁaˈvatn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Krawallen" vs "Krawatten" - which ranks higher?
"Krawatten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,033 in our German list, against #46,088 for "Krawallen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list