krachten

[ˈkʁaxtn̩]

/[ˈkʁaxtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“krachten” is uncommon German (frequency #87,946 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,946
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen

Key facts for krachten
PropertyValue
Headwordkrachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaxtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “krachten” 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). krachten 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

krachten is uncommon German at frequency #87,946 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁaxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for krachten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is krachten, spelled K-R-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "krachten"?
"krachten" is spelled K-R-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaxtn̩].
What does "krachten" mean?
As a verb, "krachten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krachen
How do you pronounce "krachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krachten" is [ˈkʁaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krachten" come from?
"krachten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “krachten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁaxtn̩] (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