drei Kreuze machen
[dʁaɪ̯ ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə ˈmaxn̩]
The verdict
“drei Kreuze machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas gedanklich abhaken; froh sein, etwas überstanden zu haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-drei-kreuze-machen · drei Kreuze machen · German
drei Kreuze machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | drei Kreuze machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [dʁaɪ̯ ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə ˈmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „drei Kreuze machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
drei Kreuze machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [dʁaɪ̯ ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə ˈmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas gedanklich abhaken; froh sein, etwas überstanden zu haben".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for drei Kreuze machen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is drei Kreuze machen, spelled D-R-E-I- -K-R-E-U-Z-E- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas gedanklich abhaken; froh sein, etwas überstanden zu haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how drei Kreuze machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach der Abschlussprüfung machte er drei Kreuze.
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