Kraus

[kʁaʊ̯s]

/[kʁaʊ̯s]/ name

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The verdict

“Kraus” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,889
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kraus · Kraus · German

Kraus · rank #10,889 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,889
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH künstlichen

Nearest frequency peer: künstlichen (+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 „Kraus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kraus“ 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).

Kraus vs Krug
60% similar
Kraus vs Kris
60% similar
Kraus vs Kreis
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kraus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKraus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kʁaʊ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,889
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kraus“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „künstlichen“ (#10,890), „kopiert“ (#10,887), „Landwirte“ (#10,891). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kraus“ bei #10,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kraus (IPA [kʁaʊ̯s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,889 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kraus, with forms such as "karus", "kkraus", and "krasu". 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, "Krug", "Kris", "Kreis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kraus, spelled K-R-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um Kraus endlich wirklich zu verstehen, hat Franzen zwei von Kraus’ zentralen Essays, Heine und die Folgen und Nestroy und die Nachwelt, ausführlich kommentiert und ins Englische übersetzt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karus
  • kkraus
  • krasu
  • krraus
  • kruas
  • rkaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kraus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

karus2kkraus1krasu2krraus1kruas2rkaus2
Edit distance from "Kraus"

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 "Kraus"?
"Kraus" is spelled K-R-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁaʊ̯s].
What does "Kraus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kraus" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Kraus"?
"Kraus" is commonly confused with "Krug", "Kris", "Kreis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kraus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kraus" is [kʁaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kraus" come from?
"Kraus" 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 "Kraus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lehrt#10,894Nadel#10,904Heine#10,869Döner#10,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

grey6 variantsspar6 variantsWehr6 variantsÖPNV6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list