Cricket

[ˈkʁɪkət]

/[ˈkʁɪkət]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cricket” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,875
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ballsport zwischen zwei Mannschaften, bei dem ein Spieler versucht, mit einem Ball gegnerische Tore umzuwerfen, und ein Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft versucht diesen Ball mit einem Schlagholz...

Corpus desk

Index DE-cricket · Cricket · German

Cricket · rank #39,875 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,875
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruises

Nearest frequency peer: cruises (+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 „Cricket“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Cricket“ 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).

Cricket vs chicken
57% similar

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

Key facts for Cricket
PropertyValue
HeadwordCricket
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɪkət]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,875
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Cricket“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Cricketliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „cruises“ (#39,876), „commercial“ (#39,873), „CSI“ (#39,877). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cricket“ bei #39,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Cricket (IPA [ˈkʁɪkət]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,875 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ballsport zwischen zwei Mannschaften, bei dem ein Spieler versucht, mit einem Ball gegnerische Tore umzuwerfen, und ein Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft versucht diesen Ball mit einem Schlagholz...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cricket, with forms such as "ccricket", "circket", and "crciket". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "chicken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Cricket, spelled C-R-I-C-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ballsport zwischen zwei Mannschaften, bei dem ein Spieler versucht, mit einem Ball gegnerische Tore umzuwerfen, und ein Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft versucht diesen Ball mit einem Schlagholz möglichst weit ins Feld zu schlagen, um Punkte zu erzielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Cricket besteht eine Mannschaft aus 11 Spielern.
  2. „Auf Langeoog beginnt das Schlagballturnier, ein Sport, der für mich ebenso rätselhaft ist wie Cricket.“

This word in other languages

cricket(English)críquet(Español)cricket(Français)críquete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccricket
  • circket
  • crciket
  • criccket
  • cricekt
  • crickett
  • crickket
  • crickte
  • crikcet
  • crricket
  • rcicket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccricket1circket2crciket2criccket1cricekt2crickett1crickket1crickte2
Edit distance from "Cricket"

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 "Cricket"?
"Cricket" is spelled C-R-I-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪkət].
What does "Cricket" mean?
As a noun, "Cricket" means: Ballsport zwischen zwei Mannschaften, bei dem ein Spieler versucht, mit einem Ball gegnerische Tore umzuwerfen, und ein Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft versucht diesen Ball mit einem Schlagholz...
What words are commonly confused with "Cricket"?
"Cricket" is commonly confused with "chicken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cricket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cricket" is [ˈkʁɪkət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cricket" come from?
"Cricket" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cruises#39,876Cembalo#39,865calling#39,862Brechts#39,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Diskurse11 variantsdubiosen11 variantsdüsterer11 variantsetwaiger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list