gekröpft
[ɡəˈkʁœp͡ft]
The verdict
“gekröpft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft von Gesimsen oder maschinentechnischen Konstruktionsteilen, deren Achse durch zwei rechtwinklige Abbiegungen parallel verschoben ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gekröpft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈkʁœp͡ft] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gekröpft” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gekröpft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈkʁœp͡ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft von Gesimsen oder maschinentechnischen Konstruktionsteilen, deren Achse durch zwei rechtwinklige Abbiegungen parallel verschoben ist".
gekröpft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gekröpft, spelled G-E-K-R-Ö-P-F-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft von Gesimsen oder maschinentechnischen Konstruktionsteilen, deren Achse durch zwei rechtwinklige Abbiegungen parallel verschoben ist
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gekröpft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-K-R-Ö-P-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈkʁœp͡ft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.