gekreuzt
[ɡəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡st]
The verdict
“gekreuzt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,949 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #36,949
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kreuzen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gekreuzt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡st] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gekreuzt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gekreuzt is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡st]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,949 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kreuzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gekreuzt, with forms such as "egkreuzt", "gekeruzt", and "gekkreuzt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gereizt", "gefreut", "gekratzt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gekreuzt, spelled G-E-K-R-E-U-Z-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kreuzen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egkreuzt,gekeruzt,gekkreuzt,gekreutz,gekreuztt,gekreuzzt,gekrezut,gekrreuzt,gekruezt,gerkeuzt,ggekreuzt,gkereuzt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gekreuzt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “gekreuzt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-K-R-E-U-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gereizt” - see the side-by-side comparison. gekreuzt vs gereizt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.