cross
[kʁɔs]
The verdict
“cross” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,698 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #9,698
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diagonal in das gegnerische Feld
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cross |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [kʁɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cross” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for cross is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kʁɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,698 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diagonal in das gegnerische Feld".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cross, with forms such as "ccross", "corss", and "cros". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "crow", "crown", "crush", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is cross, spelled C-R-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1diagonal in das gegnerische Feld
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccross,corss,cros,croß,crross,crsos,rcoss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cross - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “cross”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-R-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kʁɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “crow” - see the side-by-side comparison. cross vs crow
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.