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“Kroate” and “Kroaten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,286
- “Kroate” frequency rank
- #22,407
- “Kroaten” frequency rank
- 70693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kroate | Kroaten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bürger von Kroatien | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kroate |
Where the eye mixes Kroate and Kroaten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kroate runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Kroaten's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kroate vs Kroaten
A purely visual mix-up. Kroate ([kʁoˈaːtə]) and Kroaten ([kʁoˈaːtn̩]) 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) - “Kroate” sits inside “Kroaten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kroate is recorded at frequency rank #48,286, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁoˈaːtə]. Kroaten is at rank #22,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁoˈaːtn̩].
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 70693, this pair ranks #438,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kroate vs Kroaten
Shared letters: aekort. Private to "Kroate": -. Private to "Kroaten": n.
"Kroate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Kroaten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kroate" and "Kroaten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kroate" or "Kroaten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kroate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kroaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kroate" and "Kroaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kroate vs krönt". 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 #438,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.