Gekritzel
German, noun[ɡəˈkʁɪt͡sl̩]
Gekritzel is spelled G-E-K-R-I-T-Z-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gekritzel is a German neuter noun meaning “the act of scribbling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas unordentlich, schwer erkennbar oder ohne große Sorgfalt Dahingeschriebenes oder -gemaltes”.
What does Gekritzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryneuterthe act of scribbling
Sein Gekritzel stört mich.
- 2
colloquialderogatoryneutera scribbling
Wer soll dieses Gekritzel entziffern können?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas unordentlich, schwer erkennbar oder ohne große Sorgfalt Dahingeschriebenes oder -gemaltes
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 Gekritzel
- Gekritzels genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gekritzel?
- [ɡəˈkʁɪt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gekritzel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gekritzel in German?
Gekritzel 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).