Crack

[kʁɛk]

/[kʁɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Crack” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,077
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Experte, Fachmann auf einem bestimmten Gebiet

Corpus desk

Index DE-crack · Crack · German

Crack · rank #23,077 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,077
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cousins

Nearest frequency peer: Cousins (-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 „Crack“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Crack“ 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).

Crack vs Crash
60% similar
Crack vs crazy
40% similar
Crack vs creek
40% similar

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

Key facts for Crack
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɛk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,077
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Crack“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Cousins“ (#23,076), „demjenigen“ (#23,079), „Devon“ (#23,080). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Crack“ bei #23,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Crack (IPA [kʁɛk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,077 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Crack, with forms such as "carck", "ccrack", and "cracck". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Crash", "crazy", "creek", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Crack, spelled C-R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Experte, Fachmann auf einem bestimmten Gebiet
  2. 2
    ein Softwareprogramm, um den Kopierschutz eines Spiels oder einer anderen Software zu umgehen
  3. 3
    das Hacken eines Computers, allerdings mit dem Ziel ihm Schaden zuzufügen
  4. 4
    ein Programm, mit dem Passwörter aus passwd-Dateien extrahiert werden können
  5. 5
    ein Verfahren, um die im Erdöl enthaltenen Paraffine zu spalten
  6. 6
    Spitzensportler, auch speziell Eishockeyspieler
  7. 7
    erfolgreiches Rennpferd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich glaube, da müssen wir unseren Crack ranlassen.
  2. In Sachen Musik ist sie ein echter Crack.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carck
  • ccrack
  • cracck
  • crackk
  • crakc
  • crcak
  • crrack
  • rcack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

carck2ccrack1cracck1crackk1crakc2crcak2crrack1rcack2
Edit distance from "Crack"

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 "Crack"?
"Crack" is spelled C-R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɛk].
What does "Crack" mean?
As a noun, "Crack" means: Experte, Fachmann auf einem bestimmten Gebiet
What words are commonly confused with "Crack"?
"Crack" is commonly confused with "Crash", "crazy", "creek". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Crack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crack" is [kʁɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crack" come from?
"Crack" 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 "Crack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Devon#23,080Burke#23,070doofe#23,085Dutch#23,091

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

camera8 variantsBissen8 variantsBaumes8 variantsFeigen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list