Which to use
“Krawatte” and “Krawatten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,678
- “Krawatte” frequency rank
- #37,033
- “Krawatten” frequency rank
- 52711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krawatte | Krawatten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schmales Stoffband, dass man um den Hals und Kragen bindet, meist zum Anzug getragen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krawatte |
Where the eye mixes Krawatte and Krawatten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Krawatte runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against Krawatten's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Krawatte vs Krawatten
A purely visual mix-up. Krawatte ([kʁaˈvatə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Krawatte” sits inside “Krawatten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krawatte is recorded at frequency rank #15,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁaˈvatə]. 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 52711, this pair ranks #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Krawatte vs Krawatten
Shared letters: aekrtw. Private to "Krawatte": -. Private to "Krawatten": n.
"Krawatte" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "Krawatten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Krawatte" and "Krawatten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Krawatte" or "Krawatten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Krawatte" and "Krawatten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krawatte" 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 #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krawatte" and "Krawatten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krawallen vs Krawatten". 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 #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.