Krätze

[ˈkʁɛt͡sə]

/[ˈkʁɛt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krätze” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,028
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kratze · Krätze · German

Krätze · rank #44,028 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,028
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriegszeiten

Nearest frequency peer: Kriegszeiten (-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 „Krätze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Krätze“ 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).

Krätze vs Kröte
67% similar
Krätze vs Krause
50% similar
Krätze vs kreuze
50% similar

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

Key facts for Krätze
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrätze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛt͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,028
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krätze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krätzeliegt 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: „Kriegszeiten“ (#44,027), „Kriegsminister“ (#44,026), „Kriegsgebiet“ (#44,025). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krätze“ bei #44,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Krätze (IPA [ˈkʁɛt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,028 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krätze, with forms such as "kkrätze", "krrätze", and "krtäze". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kröte", "Krause", "kreuze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Krätze, spelled K-R-Ä-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist
  2. 2
    unregelmäßig ins Fleisch eindringende Risse; Flecken und tief eingesunkene Dellen in der Frucht mit gummiartigen Ausscheidungen
  3. 3
    Rückstand in der Metallverarbeitung, bei Verbrennungsvorgängen oder geologischen Prozessen; Schlacke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum kratzt du dich so? Du hast wohl die Krätze!
  2. „Der nicht zu vermeidende Schmutz auf dem Hof hat ihm eine Krätze beschert, mit der er noch lange zu tun hat.“

Synonyms

ScabiesRäudeSchorf

This word in other languages

itch(English)roña(Español)gale(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkrätze
  • krrätze
  • krtäze
  • krätez
  • krättze
  • krätzze
  • kräzte
  • kärtze
  • rkätze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkrätze1krrätze1krtäze2krätez2krättze1krätzze1kräzte2kärtze2
Edit distance from "Krätze"

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 "Krätze"?
"Krätze" is spelled K-R-Ä-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛt͡sə].
What does "Krätze" mean?
As a noun, "Krätze" means: stark juckende Hautkrankheit, die durch sich in die Haut einbohrende Milben verursacht ist
What words are commonly confused with "Krätze"?
"Krätze" is commonly confused with "Kröte", "Krause", "kreuze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krätze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krätze" is [ˈkʁɛt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krätze" come from?
"Krätze" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ködern#44,033Kraken#44,022leerem#44,043libero#44,048

Similar misspelling depth

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

Knollen9 variantsLändle9 variantsMelzer9 variantsHellmann9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list