krabbelt

[ˈkʁabl̩t]

/[ˈkʁabl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“krabbelt” is uncommon German (frequency #69,432 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,432
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln

Key facts for krabbelt
PropertyValue
Headwordkrabbelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁabl̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “krabbelt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). krabbelt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krabbelt is uncommon German at frequency #69,432 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁabl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for krabbelt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is krabbelt, spelled K-R-A-B-B-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krabbelt"?
"krabbelt" is spelled K-R-A-B-B-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁabl̩t].
What does "krabbelt" mean?
As a verb, "krabbelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs krabbeln
How do you pronounce "krabbelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krabbelt" is [ˈkʁabl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krabbelt" come from?
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Using “krabbelt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-B-B-E-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁabl̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list