Krabbe
German, noun/ˈkʁabə/
Krabbe is spelled K-R-A-B-B-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krabbe is a German feminine noun meaning “crab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein zu den Zehnfußkrebsen gehörendes, meist im Meer lebendes Tier mit zurückgebildetem Hinterleib, nahezu…”.
What does Krabbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrab
- 2
feminineshrimp
- 3
femininecrocket
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein zu den Zehnfußkrebsen gehörendes, meist im Meer lebendes Tier mit zurückgebildetem Hinterleib, nahezu kreisrundem Körper und großen Scheren am ersten Beinpaar (Brachyura) 2. eine kleine Garnelenart (Crangon crangon), vor allem als so genannte Nordseekrabbe (korrekt: Nordseegarnele) 3. gemeißelte Blätter als Verzierung an Gebäuden 4. munteres kleines Kind, junges Mädchen
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 Krabbe
- Krabben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krabbe?
- /ˈkʁabə/
- [ˈkʁabə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krabbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krabbe in German?
Krabbe appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).