# cringe

> German word · Adjective · IPA [kɹɪnt͡ʃ] · frequency rank #32,466

## Definitions
1. so peinlich, dass man sich dafür fremdschämen muss

## Easily confused with
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/crime-vs-cringe)
- **change** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/change-vs-cringe)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccringe`, `cirnge`, `crigne`, `crineg`, `cringge`, `crinnge`, `crnige`, `crringe`, `rcinge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/cringe