Krach
German, noun/kʁax/
Krach is spelled K-R-A-C-H (5 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krach is a German masculine noun meaning “crash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Plural: sehr lautes, unangenehmes Geräusch; plötzliches, hartes, sehr lautes Geräusch”.
What does Krach mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrash
- 2
masculineloud noise, ruckus
Bei dem ganzen Krach konnten wir gar nicht schlafen.
- 3
masculinetrouble, quarrel, fight (angry disagreement, especially with someone one already has a close connection to)
Sie hatte Krach mit ihrem Freund.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ohne Plural: sehr lautes, unangenehmes Geräusch; plötzliches, hartes, sehr lautes Geräusch 2. heftige, laute Auseinandersetzung
interjection: 1. Geräusch des Krachens
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 Krach
- Kraches genitive
- Krachs genitive
- Kräche plural
- Krache dative singular
- Krächen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krach?
- /kʁax/
- [kʁäχ]
- [kʁax]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krach
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krach in German?
Krach appears 3.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).