craft

[krɑːft]

/[krɑːft]/ noun

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The verdict

“craft” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,066
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-craft · craft · German

craft · rank #29,066 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,066
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cos

Nearest frequency peer: cos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „craft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „craft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

craft vs Crash
40% similar
craft vs crazy
60% similar
craft vs cat
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for craft
PropertyValue
Headwordcraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[krɑːft]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,066
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „craft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).craftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „cos“ (#29,065), „corsa“ (#29,064), „cuba“ (#29,068). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „craft“ bei #29,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around craft (IPA [krɑːft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,066 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for craft, with forms such as "carft", "ccraft", and "crafft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Crash", "crazy", "cat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is craft, spelled C-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen
  2. 2
    all dessen Anwendung
  3. 3
    die so geschaffenen Werke
  4. 4
    die Gemeinschaft der zu ihnen fähigen
  5. 5
    das nicht dem Boden verhaftete Fortbewegungsmittel

Synonyms

craftworkguild

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carft
  • ccraft
  • crafft
  • craftt
  • cratf
  • crfat
  • crraft
  • rcaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of craft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

carft2ccraft1crafft1craftt1cratf2crfat2crraft1rcaft2
Edit distance from "craft"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "craft"?
"craft" is spelled C-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [krɑːft].
What does "craft" mean?
As a noun, "craft" means: die Fähigkeit und Erfahrung, um besonders mit seinen Händen etwas zu erschaffen
What words are commonly confused with "craft"?
"craft" is commonly confused with "Crash", "crazy", "cat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "craft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "craft" is [krɑːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "craft" come from?
"craft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "craft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

corsa#29,064Bünde#29,054forte#29,128Arsen#29,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

boomer8 variantsElvira8 variantsergebe8 variantsfaires8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list