Crimmitschau

[ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯]

/[ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Crimmitschau” is uncommon German (frequency #60,461 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,461
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-crimmitschau · Crimmitschau · German

Crimmitschau · rank #60,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,461
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cracker

Nearest frequency peer: cracker (-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 „Crimmitschau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Crimmitschau
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrimmitschau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Crimmitschau“ im Deutschen

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cracker“ (#60,460), „Cthulhu“ (#60,462), „Dachgeschosswohnung“ (#60,463). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Crimmitschau“ bei #60,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Crimmitschau is uncommon German at frequency #60,461 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Crimmitschau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Crimmitschau, spelled C-R-I-M-M-I-T-S-C-H-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Crimmitschau liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

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 "Crimmitschau"?
"Crimmitschau" is spelled C-R-I-M-M-I-T-S-C-H-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯].
What does "Crimmitschau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Crimmitschau" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Crimmitschau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crimmitschau" is [ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crimmitschau" come from?
"Crimmitschau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list