crunch

[kɹʌnt͡ʃ]

/[kɹʌnt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“crunch” is uncommon German (frequency #51,213 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,213
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Knappheit, Krisenlage

Key facts for crunch
PropertyValue
Headwordcrunch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɹʌnt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crunch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crunch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crunch is uncommon German at frequency #51,213 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɹʌnt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Knappheit, Krisenlage".

Zero misspellings are on record for crunch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is crunch, spelled C-R-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Knappheit, Krisenlage

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crunch"?
"crunch" is spelled C-R-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kɹʌnt͡ʃ].
What does "crunch" mean?
As a noun, "crunch" means: Knappheit, Krisenlage
How do you pronounce "crunch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crunch" is [kɹʌnt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crunch" come from?
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Using “crunch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-R-U-N-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɹʌnt͡ʃ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list