krachen

[ˈkʁaxn̩]

/[ˈkʁaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“krachen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,413
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein lautes Geräusch von sich geben, wenn jemand/etwas schnell gegen etwas prallt

Corpus desk

Index DE-krachen · krachen · German

krachen · rank #15,413 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,413
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kongo

Nearest frequency peer: Kongo (-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 „krachen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „krachen“ 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).

krachen vs Krähe
43% similar
krachen vs Kuchen
57% similar
krachen vs Kragen
57% similar

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

Key facts for krachen
PropertyValue
Headwordkrachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaxn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,413
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „krachen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.krachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kongo“ (#15,412), „Kraut“ (#15,414), „Komplexes“ (#15,411). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krachen“ bei #15,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around krachen (IPA [ˈkʁaxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,413 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for krachen, with forms such as "karchen", "kkrachen", and "kracchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Krähe", "Kuchen", "Kragen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 krachen, spelled K-R-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein lautes Geräusch von sich geben, wenn jemand/etwas schnell gegen etwas prallt
  2. 2
    mit hoher Geschwindigkeit mit etwas oder jemandem kollidieren
  3. 3
    miteinander Streit (einen Krach) haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how krachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es krachte gewaltig, als das Haus einstürzte.
  2. Der rote Ferrari ist in den blauen VW Polo gekracht.

Synonyms

donnernbumsenknallenrumsenstreitenzankenzoffen

This word in other languages

crack(English)estallar(Español)gronder(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karchen
  • kkrachen
  • kracchen
  • kracehn
  • krachenn
  • krachhen
  • krachne
  • krahcen
  • krcahen
  • krrachen
  • rkachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of krachen - 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.

karchen2kkrachen1kracchen1kracehn2krachenn1krachhen1krachne2krahcen2
Edit distance from "krachen"

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 "krachen"?
"krachen" is spelled K-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaxn̩].
What does "krachen" mean?
As a verb, "krachen" means: ein lautes Geräusch von sich geben, wenn jemand/etwas schnell gegen etwas prallt
What words are commonly confused with "krachen"?
"krachen" is commonly confused with "Krähe", "Kuchen", "Kragen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "krachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krachen" is [ˈkʁaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krachen" come from?
"krachen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Komiker#15,408Komfort#15,407Kickers#15,406legitim#15,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Lenkrad11 variantsMundart11 variantsoptional11 variantsgewandt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list