Datenkrake
German, noun/ˈdaːt(ə)nˌkʁaːkə/
Datenkrake is spelled D-A-T-E-N-K-R-A-K-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Datenkrake is a German feminine noun meaning “datenkraken, data leech (Internet companies that have a large number of users and possess detailed personal information on them)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Organisation (beispielsweise ein Unternehmen, das Dienste im Internet anbietet; Geheimdienst), die…”.
What does Datenkrake mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininedatenkraken, data leech (Internet companies that have a large number of users and possess detailed personal information on them)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organisation (beispielsweise ein Unternehmen, das Dienste im Internet anbietet; Geheimdienst), die systematisch in großem Umfang die persönlichen Daten von Personen sammelt und auswertet; die Software, die zur Nutzung eines Dienstes angeboten wird
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 Datenkrake
- Datenkraken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Datenkrake?
- /ˈdaːt(ə)nˌkʁaːkə/
- [ˈdaːtn̩ˌkʁaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Datenkrake in German?
Datenkrake appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).