Croquis

[kʁoˈkiː]

/[kʁoˈkiː]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entwurf/grobe, skizzenartige Darstellung von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-croquis · Croquis · German

Croquis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • 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 Croquis
PropertyValue
HeadwordCroquis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁoˈkiː]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Croquis“ im Deutschen

Croquisliegt 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

Croquis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁoˈkiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entwurf/grobe, skizzenartige Darstellung von etwas".

Zero misspellings are on record for Croquis in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Croquis, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entwurf/grobe, skizzenartige Darstellung von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sie sah ihm zu, wie er sich sogleich in das Studium von Dincklages Croquis vertiefte.“

Synonyms

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 "Croquis"?
"Croquis" is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁoˈkiː].
What does "Croquis" mean?
As a noun, "Croquis" means: Entwurf/grobe, skizzenartige Darstellung von etwas
How do you pronounce "Croquis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Croquis" is [kʁoˈkiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Croquis" come from?
"Croquis" 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