Krabbe

/[ˈkʁabə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,304

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Krabbe is aGermannoun. It means: ein zu den Zehnfußkrebsen gehörendes, meist im Meer lebendes Tier mit zurückgebildetem Hinterleib, nahezu kreisrundem Körper und großen Scheren am ersten Beinpaar (Brachyura) Pronounced [ˈkʁabə]. Often confused with Krähe and Kräfte.

Key facts for Krabbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrabbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁabə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,304
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Krabbe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Krabbe is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁabə]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,304 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Krabbe, with forms such as "karbbe", "kkrabbe", and "krabe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Krähe", "Kräfte", "Krause", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Krabbe, spelled K-R-A-B-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    eine kleine Garnelenart (Crangon crangon), vor allem als so genannte Nordseekrabbe (korrekt: Nordseegarnele)
  3. 3
    gemeißelte Blätter als Verzierung an Gebäuden
  4. 4
    munteres kleines Kind, junges Mädchen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: karbbe,kkrabbe,krabe,krabeb,krbabe,krrabbe,rkabbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Krabbe

Misspelling Variants of "Krabbe"

karbbe6kkrabbe7krabe5krabeb6krbabe6krrabbe7rkabbe6
Misspelling Variants of "Krabbe"

Frequency rank: #43,304 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krabbe"?
"Krabbe" is spelled K-R-A-B-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁabə].
What does "Krabbe" mean?
As a noun, "Krabbe" means: ein zu den Zehnfußkrebsen gehörendes, meist im Meer lebendes Tier mit zurückgebildetem Hinterleib, nahezu kreisrundem Körper und großen Scheren am ersten Beinpaar (Brachyura)
What words are commonly confused with "Krabbe"?
"Krabbe" is commonly confused with "Krähe", "Kräfte", "Krause". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krabbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krabbe" is [ˈkʁabə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krabbe" come from?
"Krabbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.