cracker

[kʁakœʁ]

/[kʁakœʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“cracker” is uncommon German (frequency #60,460 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,460
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cracker

Corpus desk

Index DE-cracker · cracker · German

cracker · rank #60,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,460
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Crimmitschau

Nearest frequency peer: Crimmitschau (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „cracker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „cracker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cracker
PropertyValue
Headwordcracker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁakœʁ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cracker“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.crackerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Crimmitschau“ (#60,461), „Cthulhu“ (#60,462), „Dachgeschosswohnung“ (#60,463). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cracker“ bei #60,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cracker is uncommon German at frequency #60,460 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁakœʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cracker".

cracker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is cracker, spelled C-R-A-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cracker

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 "cracker"?
"cracker" is spelled C-R-A-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁakœʁ].
What does "cracker" mean?
As a noun, "cracker" means: Cracker
How do you pronounce "cracker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cracker" is [kʁakœʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cthulhu#60,462chillig#60,455Carport#60,451Dittmar#60,476

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list