Crashkurs

[ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs]

/[ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs]/ noun

The verdict

“Crashkurs” is uncommon German (frequency #64,163 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,163
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurs, der in kurzer Zeit die wichtigsten Aspekte eines Themas lehrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-crashkurs · Crashkurs · German

Crashkurs · rank #64,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,163
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH curse

Nearest frequency peer: curse (+3 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 „Crashkurs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Crashkurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrashkurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Crashkurs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „curse“ (#64,166), „colours“ (#64,159), „dalli“ (#64,168). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Crashkurs“ bei #64,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Crashkurs is uncommon German at frequency #64,163 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurs, der in kurzer Zeit die wichtigsten Aspekte eines Themas lehrt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Crashkurs in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Crashkurs, spelled C-R-A-S-H-K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurs, der in kurzer Zeit die wichtigsten Aspekte eines Themas lehrt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe in einem Crashkurs Italienisch gelernt.
  2. „Den Crashkurs, den die Union jetzt in der Energiepolitik absolviert, hat Töpfer als allmählichen Meinungswandel in den achtziger Jahren hinter sich gebracht.“

This word in other languages

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 "Crashkurs"?
"Crashkurs" is spelled C-R-A-S-H-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs].
What does "Crashkurs" mean?
As a noun, "Crashkurs" means: Kurs, der in kurzer Zeit die wichtigsten Aspekte eines Themas lehrt
How do you pronounce "Crashkurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crashkurs" is [ˈkʁɛʃˌkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crashkurs" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list