Which to use
“Kronen” and “Kröte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,757
- “Kronen” frequency rank
- #33,158
- “Kröte” frequency rank
- 42915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kronen | Kröte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krone | dem Frosch ähnliche, kurzbeinige, springende Amphibie mit plumpem Körper und warzenbedeckter, Giftstoffe absondernder Haut |
Where the eye mixes Kronen and Kröte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kronen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Kröte's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kronen and Kröte
A purely visual mix-up. Kronen ([ˈkʁoːnən]) and Kröte ([ˈkʁøːtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kronen is recorded at frequency rank #9,757, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnən]. Kröte is at rank #33,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁøːtə].
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 42915, this pair ranks #1,434,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kronen vs Kröte
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kronen": no. Private to "Kröte": tö.
"Kronen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Kröte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kronen ← kkronen · kornen · krnoen · kroenn · kronenn · kronnen · krronen · rkonen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kronen" for "Kröte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kronen" or "Kröte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kronen" and "Kröte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kronen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kröte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,434,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kronen" and "Kröte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "krönt vs Kröte". 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 #1,434,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.