Croc

[kʁɔk]

/[kʁɔk]/ noun

The verdict

“Croc” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pantoffelartiger Schuh aus Kunststoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-croc · Croc · German

Croc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Croc
PropertyValue
HeadwordCroc
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɔk]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Croc“ im Deutschen

Crocliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Croc is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pantoffelartiger Schuh aus Kunststoff".

Croc doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Croc, spelled C-R-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    pantoffelartiger Schuh aus Kunststoff

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Lieutenant Lubesnick trägt Crocs.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Croc"?
"Croc" is spelled C-R-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɔk].
What does "Croc" mean?
As a noun, "Croc" means: pantoffelartiger Schuh aus Kunststoff
How do you pronounce "Croc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Croc" is [kʁɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Croc" come from?
"Croc" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list