Which to use
“Lehrkraft” and “Lehrkräfte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,175
- “Lehrkraft” frequency rank
- #14,349
- “Lehrkräfte” frequency rank
- 44524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehrkraft | Lehrkräfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die Lehrveranstaltungen durchführt; jemand, der unterrichtet | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lehrkraft |
Where the eye mixes Lehrkraft and Lehrkräfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Lehrkraft runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against Lehrkräfte's 10 (CVCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lehrkraft vs Lehrkräfte
A purely visual mix-up. Lehrkraft ([ˈleːɐ̯ˌkʁaft]) and Lehrkräfte ([ˈleːɐ̯ˌkʁɛftə]) 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 44524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehrkraft is recorded at frequency rank #30,175, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːɐ̯ˌkʁaft]. Lehrkräfte is at rank #14,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːɐ̯ˌkʁɛftə].
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 44524, this pair ranks #1,383,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lehrkraft vs Lehrkräfte
Shared letters: efhklrt. Private to "Lehrkraft": a. Private to "Lehrkräfte": ä.
"Lehrkraft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "Lehrkräfte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lehrkraft ← elhrkraft · lehhrkraft · lehkrraft · lehrkarft · lehrkkraft · lehrkrafft · lehrkraftt · lehrkratf
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lehrkraft" for "Lehrkräfte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lehrkraft" and "Lehrkräfte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrkraft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrkräfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehrkraft" and "Lehrkräfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lehrkraft vs Lehrkräften". 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 #1,383,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.