crimes

[kɹaɪmz]

/[kɹaɪmz]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crimes
PropertyValue
Headwordcrimes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɹaɪmz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „crimes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).crimesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cri“ (#75,511), „curiosity“ (#75,513), „Coupés“ (#75,510). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „crimes“ bei #75,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Plural 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crimes"?
"crimes" is spelled C-R-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɹaɪmz].
What does "crimes" mean?
As a noun, "crimes" means: Plural des Substantivs crime
How do you pronounce "crimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crimes" is [kɹaɪmz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crimes" come from?
"crimes" 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 "crimes", 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