Cruiser
[ˈkʁuːzɐ]
The verdict
“Cruiser” is uncommon German (frequency #51,212 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,212
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sportliches Fahrzeug (Auto, Motorrad oder Motorboot), das über eine relativ hohe Motorleistung verfügt und sich somit gut für Vergnügungsfahrten eignet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cruiser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁuːzɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cruiser” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Cruiser is uncommon German at frequency #51,212 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁuːzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Cruiser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Cruiser, spelled C-R-U-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1sportliches Fahrzeug (Auto, Motorrad oder Motorboot), das über eine relativ hohe Motorleistung verfügt und sich somit gut für Vergnügungsfahrten eignet
- 2Boxer in der Gewichtsklasse Cruisergewicht
- 3Person, die meist ohne Ziel mit gleichbleibender, langsamer Geschwindigkeit herumfährt, um andere zu sehen oder um selbst gesehen zu werden
- 4Person, die an illegalen privaten Wettrennen teilnimmt, die meist im normalen Straßenverkehr stattfinden
Synonyms
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 “Cruiser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-R-U-I-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.