crucial
[ˈkruː.ʃəl]
The verdict
“crucial” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - äußerst wichtig, ausschlaggebend, entscheidend, kritisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-crucial · crucial · German
crucial · 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.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „crucial“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
crucial is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkruː.ʃəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crucial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Adlai, my fellow student, told me that the contents of chapter 4 through 8 are crucial for the midterm exam in physics.
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.