crucial
[ˈkruː.ʃəl]
The verdict
“crucial” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - äußerst wichtig, ausschlaggebend, entscheidend, kritisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crucial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkruː.ʃəl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crucial” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for crucial is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkruː.ʃəl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
crucial has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is crucial, spelled C-R-U-C-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1äußerst wichtig, ausschlaggebend, entscheidend, kritisch
- 2super
- 3kreuzförmig
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.
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Using “crucial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-R-U-C-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkruː.ʃəl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.