Cross
German, noun/kʁɔs/
Cross is spelled C-R-O-S-S (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cross is a German masculine noun meaning “groundstroke that is played diagonally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ball, der diagonal in das gegnerische Feld gespielt wird”.
What does Cross mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegroundstroke that is played diagonally
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. diagonal in das gegnerische Feld
noun: 1. Ball, der diagonal in das gegnerische Feld gespielt wird 2. Wettbewerb, bei dem die Strecke durch Wälder und/oder über Hügel führt 3. Schlag, bei dem sowohl mit der Schlaghand als auch der Führungshand geschlagen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Cross
- Crosses genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Cross?
- /kʁɔs/
- [kʁɔs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Cross in German?
Cross appears 6.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).