Cracks

[kʁɛks]

/[kʁɛks]/ noun

The verdict

“Cracks” is uncommon German (frequency #76,650 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,650
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Crack

Corpus desk

Index DE-cracks · Cracks · German

Cracks · rank #76,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH contracts

Nearest frequency peer: contracts (-2 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 „Cracks“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cracks
PropertyValue
HeadwordCracks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɛks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cracks“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Cracksfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „contracts“ (#76,648), „cruisen“ (#76,652), „Containers“ (#76,647). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cracks“ bei #76,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cracks is uncommon German at frequency #76,650 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Cracks doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Cracks, spelled C-R-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Crack
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Crack
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Crack
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Crack
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Cracks"?
"Cracks" is spelled C-R-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɛks].
What does "Cracks" mean?
As a noun, "Cracks" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Crack
How do you pronounce "Cracks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cracks" is [kʁɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cracks" come from?
"Cracks" 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 "Cracks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list