krachte

/[ˈkʁaxtə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,634

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

krachte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen Pronounced [ˈkʁaxtə]. Often confused with Krähe and kräht.

Key facts for krachte
PropertyValue
Headwordkrachte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaxtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,634
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for krachte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁaxtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,634 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 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for krachte, with forms such as "karchte", "kkrachte", and "kracchte". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Krähe", "kräht", "Kräfte", 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 krachte, spelled K-R-A-C-H-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: karchte,kkrachte,kracchte,krachet,krachhte,krachtte,kracthe,krahcte,krcahte,krrachte,rkachte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for krachte

Misspelling Variants of "krachte"

karchte7kkrachte8kracchte8krachet7krachhte8krachtte8kracthe7krahcte7
Misspelling Variants of "krachte"

Frequency rank: #42,634 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krachte"?
"krachte" is spelled K-R-A-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaxtə].
What does "krachte" mean?
As a verb, "krachte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen
What words are commonly confused with "krachte"?
"krachte" is commonly confused with "Krähe", "kräht", "Kräfte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "krachte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krachte" is [ˈkʁaxtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krachte" come from?
"krachte" 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.