Krater

[ˈkʁaːtɐ]

/[ˈkʁaːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krater” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,802
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung

Corpus desk

Index DE-krater · Krater · German

Krater · rank #22,802 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,802
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krankenschwes…

Nearest frequency peer: Krankenschwestern (-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 „Krater“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Krater“ 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).

Krater vs Kröte
67% similar
Krater vs kratz
50% similar
Krater vs Krüger
67% similar

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

Key facts for Krater
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaːtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,802
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krater“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kraterliegt 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: „Krankenschwestern“ (#22,801), „Krauss“ (#22,803), „koste“ (#22,800). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krater“ bei #22,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Krater (IPA [ˈkʁaːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,802 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krater, with forms such as "karter", "kkrater", and "kraetr". 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, "Kröte", "kratz", "Krüger", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krater, spelled K-R-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  2. 2
    meist trichterförmige Vertiefung der Erdoberfläche
  3. 3
    durch Erosion hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  4. 4
    Vertiefung bei Vulkanen, aus der Magma austritt oder ausgetreten ist
  5. 5
    durch eine Explosion hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  6. 6
    Senke im Boden eines Planeten oder Mondes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Meteorit hinterließ einen riesigen Krater.
  2. Die räuberisch im Sand lebende Ameisenlöwenlarve sitzt im Zentrum ihres selbstgebauten kleinen Kraters und lauert dort auf vorbeilaufende kleine Insekten, die einmal in den Krater gerutscht, kaum eine Überlebenschance haben.

Synonyms

TrichterBombentrichter

This word in other languages

crater(English)cráter(Español)cratère(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karter
  • kkrater
  • kraetr
  • kraterr
  • kratre
  • kratter
  • krrater
  • krtaer
  • rkater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Krater - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

karter2kkrater1kraetr2kraterr1kratre2kratter1krrater1krtaer2
Edit distance from "Krater"

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 "Krater"?
"Krater" is spelled K-R-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaːtɐ].
What does "Krater" mean?
As a noun, "Krater" means: durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung
What words are commonly confused with "Krater"?
"Krater" is commonly confused with "Kröte", "kratz", "Krüger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krater" is [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krater" come from?
"Krater" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krauss#22,803Kittel#22,794Kirsch#22,792Kapuze#22,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kabinen9 variantsHering9 variantsRessort9 variantsgerber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list