Krawatte

[kʁaˈvatə]

/[kʁaˈvatə]/ noun

The verdict

“Krawatte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,678
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmales Stoffband, dass man um den Hals und Kragen bindet, meist zum Anzug getragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-krawatte · Krawatte · German

Krawatte · rank #15,678 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,678
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krasser

Nearest frequency peer: krasser (-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 „Krawatte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Krawatte“ 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).

Krawatte vs Krawatten
89% similar
Krawatte vs Krawalle
75% similar

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

Key facts for Krawatte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrawatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁaˈvatə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,678
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krawatte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krawatteliegt 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: „krasser“ (#15,677), „Kreisstadt“ (#15,679), „Kosmetik“ (#15,676). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krawatte“ bei #15,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Krawatte (IPA [kʁaˈvatə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,678 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schmales Stoffband, dass man um den Hals und Kragen bindet, meist zum Anzug getragen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krawatte, with forms such as "karwatte", "kkrawatte", and "kraawtte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Krawatten", "Krawalle", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Krawatte, spelled K-R-A-W-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schmales Stoffband, dass man um den Hals und Kragen bindet, meist zum Anzug getragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu diesem Anzug trage ich heute eine dunkelblaue Krawatte.
  2. "Die xxx Krawatte sorgt für Farbenfreude im Leben des Mannes und drückt das Zeitgefühl durch Mode aus. Eine gut gewählte Krawatte reflektiert die positive Einstellung zum Leben."

Synonyms

SchlipsBinderKulturstrick

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karwatte
  • kkrawatte
  • kraawtte
  • krawate
  • krawatet
  • krawtate
  • krawwatte
  • krrawatte
  • krwaatte
  • rkawatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

karwatte2kkrawatte1kraawtte2krawate1krawatet2krawtate2krawwatte1krrawatte1
Edit distance from "Krawatte"

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 "Krawatte"?
"Krawatte" is spelled K-R-A-W-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁaˈvatə].
What does "Krawatte" mean?
As a noun, "Krawatte" means: schmales Stoffband, dass man um den Hals und Kragen bindet, meist zum Anzug getragen
What words are commonly confused with "Krawatte"?
"Krawatte" is commonly confused with "Krawatten", "Krawalle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krawatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krawatte" is [kʁaˈvatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krawatte" come from?
"Krawatte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list