crimes
[kɹaɪmz]
The verdict
“crimes” is uncommon German (frequency #75,512 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,512
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs crime
Corpus desk
Index DE-crimes · crimes · German
crimes · rank #75,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,512
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH cri
Nearest frequency peer: cri (-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 „crimes“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Coupés
Coupés
24,491 corpus weight
- cri
cri
24,490 corpus weight
- crimes
crimes
24,489 corpus weight
- curiosity
curiosity
24,488 corpus weight
- dalassen
dalassen
24,487 corpus weight
- daylight
daylight
24,484 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „crimes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crimes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɹaɪmz] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „crimes“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
crimes is uncommon German at frequency #75,512 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɹaɪmz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs crime".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crimes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is crimes, spelled C-R-I-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Plural des Substantivs crime
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.
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