Crux
German, noun/kʁʊks/
Crux is spelled C-R-U-X (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crux is a German feminine noun meaning “trouble, difficulty, crux” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “seelischer Schmerz, großes Problem”.
What does Crux mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrouble, difficulty, crux
Das ist die Crux an dieser Sache.
- 2
femininegrief
Man hat schon seine Crux mit Fred – er ist schon wieder krank.
- 3
femininecrux desperationis, an unreadable part in a writing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. seelischer Schmerz, großes Problem 2. besondere Schwierigkeit einer Sache, Knackpunkt
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 Crux
- Krux alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Crux?
- /kʁʊks/
- [kʁʊks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Crux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Crux in German?
Crux appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).