Klimakrise
[ˈkliːmaˌkʁiːzə]
The verdict
“Klimakrise” is uncommon German (frequency #51,461 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,461
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - globale Krise, ausgelöst durch die menschengemachten Klimaerwärmung ab dem 20. Jahrhundert
Corpus desk
Index DE-klimakrise · Klimakrise · German
Klimakrise · rank #51,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,461
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH kleinlaut
Nearest frequency peer: kleinlaut (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Klimakrise”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kirchenraum
Kirchenraum
48,543 corpus weight
- Klaviermusik
Klaviermusik
48,542 corpus weight
- kleinlaut
kleinlaut
48,541 corpus weight
- Klimakrise
Klimakrise
48,540 corpus weight
- klone
klone
48,539 corpus weight
- Kochbücher
Kochbücher
48,538 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klimakrise” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klimakrise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkliːmaˌkʁiːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klimakrise” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Klimakrise is uncommon German at frequency #51,461 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkliːmaˌkʁiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "globale Krise, ausgelöst durch die menschengemachten Klimaerwärmung ab dem 20. Jahrhundert".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klimakrise, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Klimakrise, spelled K-L-I-M-A-K-R-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1globale Krise, ausgelöst durch die menschengemachten Klimaerwärmung ab dem 20. Jahrhundert
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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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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