Which to use
“Krone” and “Kronen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,668
- “Krone” frequency rank
- #9,757
- “Kronen” frequency rank
- 13425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krone | Kronen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zumeist goldene und mit Edelsteinen versehene Kopfzierde, die von Herrschern als Zeichen der Macht und der Würde und von Schönheitsköniginnen getragen wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krone |
Where the eye mixes Krone and Kronen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Krone runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Kronen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Krone and Kronen
A purely visual mix-up. Krone ([ˈkʁoːnə]) and Kronen ([ˈkʁoːnən]) 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) - “Krone” sits inside “Kronen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Krone is recorded at frequency rank #3,668, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnə]. Kronen is at rank #9,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnən].
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 13425, this pair ranks #1,958,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Krone vs Kronen
Shared letters: eknor. Private to "Krone": -. Private to "Kronen": -.
"Krone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Kronen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Krone" and "Kronen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Krone" or "Kronen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Krone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kronen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Krone" and "Kronen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kronen 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 #1,958,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.