# Kraus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,933

## Definitions
1. A surname

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Kraus.

## Easily confused with
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-kris)
- **Krug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-krug)
- **Krebs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-krebs)
- **Krause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-krause)
- **Krauss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-krauss)
- **Klaus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klaus-vs-kraus)
- **Kraft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraft-vs-kraus)
- **Keats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keats-vs-kraus)

## Common misspellings (6)
`karus`, `kkraus`, `krasu`, `krraus`, `kruas`, `rkaus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kraus