Crashtest

[ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst]

/[ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Crashtest” is uncommon German (frequency #98,280 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,280
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Test, mit dem das Verhalten eines Fahrzeugs bei Unfällen untersucht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-crashtest · Crashtest · German

Crashtest · rank #98,280 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,280
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH crowdsourcing

Nearest frequency peer: crowdsourcing (+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 „Crashtest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Crashtest
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrashtest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,280
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Crashtest“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „crowdsourcing“ (#98,282), „Curia“ (#98,283), „contrast“ (#98,276). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Crashtest“ bei #98,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Crashtest is uncommon German at frequency #98,280 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Test, mit dem das Verhalten eines Fahrzeugs bei Unfällen untersucht wird".

Crashtest has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Crashtest, spelled C-R-A-S-H-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Test, mit dem das Verhalten eines Fahrzeugs bei Unfällen untersucht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das neue Modell hat sehr gute Ergebnisse im Crashtest erzielt.

This word in other languages

crash test(English)crash test(Français)

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 "Crashtest"?
"Crashtest" is spelled C-R-A-S-H-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst].
What does "Crashtest" mean?
As a noun, "Crashtest" means: Test, mit dem das Verhalten eines Fahrzeugs bei Unfällen untersucht wird
How do you pronounce "Crashtest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crashtest" is [ˈkʁɛʃˌtɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crashtest" come from?
"Crashtest" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Dauergast#98,290Chongqing#98,267Carpaccio#98,263Disponent#98,306

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list